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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 31, 2015 a campaign email:
"‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.
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By Tom Kertscher • November 5, 2015
Don Francis
Don Francis
stated on October 28, 2015 an interview with Watchdog.org:
Electric car sales in Georgia have dropped dramatically since a $5,000 tax credit was eliminated and a $200 annual registration fee was imposed July 1.
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By Nancy Badertscher • November 2, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 6, 2015 a Snopes.com tweet recapping a Facebook post:
A Texas police department bought an ad telling drug dealers, "We can take your competition off the streets for FREE."  
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 30, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 28, 2015 the CNBC GOP presidential debate:
In 2008, then-Sen. Barack Obama "missed 60 or 70 percent of his votes." In 2004, John Kerry missed "close to 60 to 70 percent" and Bob Graham missed "over 30 percent of his votes."  
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By Amy Sherman, Linda Qiu • October 29, 2015
Peter Kinder
Peter Kinder
stated on October 16, 2015 a tweet:
"After today, @GovJayNixon will have been overridden more times than all previous governors in #MO history #moleg"
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By Allison Graves • October 28, 2015
Slice & Pint brewpub
Slice & Pint brewpub
stated on September 24, 2015 the fall menu:
Brewpubs can't sell growlers of their beer to customers.  
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By April Hunt • October 23, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on September 29, 2015 a speech:
"60 percent of all Americans do not want to see Planned Parenthood defunded."
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By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 13, 2015 the first Democratic debate:
"Sen. Sanders did vote five times against the Brady bill."
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By Linda Qiu • October 14, 2015
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on September 15, 2015 a television ad:
Says Donald Trump "supports eminent domain" and the Supreme Court’s Kelo decision. 
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By Lauren Carroll • October 7, 2015
Jeremy Bird
Jeremy Bird
stated on October 2, 2015 a tweet after the shootings at an Oregon community college:
"90% of Americans want national background checks that close loopholes."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 5, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on September 29, 2015 his energy plan:
"Since 2008, U.S. crude oil output has increased by over 80 percent, an increase of over 4 million barrels a day. That is the fastest increase in U.S. history."
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By Joshua Gillin • October 2, 2015
Glenn Hegar
Glenn Hegar
stated on September 10, 2015 a speech in Georgetown, Texas:
"We have 650 people who move to Texas every day."
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By W. Gardner Selby • October 1, 2015
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on September 27, 2015 a broadcast of NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says "Bernie Sanders was there when it came to (same-sex) marriage 20 years ago. ... He was there when it wasn't popular."  
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By Jon Greenberg • September 29, 2015
Tom Cole
Tom Cole
stated on September 27, 2015 an interview on Fox News Sunday:
"There’s no money" for Planned Parenthood in the bill that would keep the government open.
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By Lauren Carroll • September 29, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on September 24, 2015 a radio show.:
"Six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C."
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By Sean Gorman • September 29, 2015
Butch Conway
Butch Conway
stated on September 16, 2015 press conference:
The racial and ethnic makeup of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office mirrors the community it serves.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • September 29, 2015
Georgia Voice
Georgia Voice
stated on September 17, 2015 a news story:
No openly gay man has ever been elected to the Georgia Legislature.
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By April Hunt • September 28, 2015
Jim Gilmore
Jim Gilmore
stated on September 16, 2015 a tweet.:
On the main GOP presidential debate: "Not one candidate on the debate stage has military experience … "
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By Warren Fiske • September 28, 2015
Matthew Charles Cardinale
Matthew Charles Cardinale
stated on September 13, 2015 an opinion piece in the Saporta Report:
Tens of thousands of Atlanta households pay more than 30 percent of their income towards rent.
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By April Hunt • September 25, 2015
Mary Mannix
Mary Mannix
stated on September 16, 2015 a news conference.:
"Just about half of rural hospitals operate in the red in Virginia. They operate at a loss."  
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By Sean Gorman • September 22, 2015
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