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Joyce Kaufman
Joyce Kaufman
stated on November 12, 2010 in a radio show:
"Nobody has played clips over and over ... of President Obama (saying), 'If they bring a knife to the fight, we'll bring a gun.' " 
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By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2010
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 22, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Decorated Marine, two-tour Iraq war vet."
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By Joe Guillen • October 29, 2010
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
stated on October 27, 2010 in a campaign mailer:
Says Will Rasmussen falsely claimed he had lived in the West Linn district for about a year.
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By Janie Har • October 29, 2010
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on October 21, 2010 in a TV ad:
As CEO of WWE, Linda McMahon "was caught tipping off a ringside physician" about a federal investigation into illegally distributing steroids to wrestlers.
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By Robert Farley • October 27, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.:
"Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 26, 2010
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 18, 2010 in a campaign rally:
Says Ron Johnson "likes to say there are too many lawyers in the Senate – 57. He’d be the 70th millionaire." 
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 22, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on October 15, 2010 in a biography on Robitaille's campaign website:
His biography says he was the top ROTC officer in the nation.
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By Cynthia Needham • October 17, 2010
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on October 8, 2010 in a campaign ad:
John Raese's wife "is registered to vote in Florida so she can't even vote for him."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on August 31, 2010 in a tweet:
Says State Rep. Kristi Thibaut was an ACORN lobbyist.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 9, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 2, 2010 in a press release.:
Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida."
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By Aaron Sharockman • September 3, 2010
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on June 19, 2010 in a TV and Internet commercial:
"(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 29, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 24, 2010 in his primary victory speech.:
Kendrick Meek claims he's the only candidate who said Sonia Sotomayor "will make an excellent Supreme Court justice."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 25, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 11, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on July 31, 2010 in a debate.:
"I've taken on the federal government and won."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 11, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 29, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Jeff Greene can buy anything" ...  he owns two mansions.
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By Aaron Sharockman • July 30, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 in a television ad:
Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 28, 2010
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on July 1, 2010 in a video on her web page:
The company I created, Point Judith Capital, "is the only venture capital firm in Rhode Island."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 9, 2010
Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias
stated on July 8, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
"He (Kirk) did violate Pentagon rules, twice actually, for improperly mingling politics with his military service."
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By Robert Farley • July 8, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 7, 2010 in a campaign commercial:
After J.D. Hayworth "was voted out of Congress, he became a registered lobbyist" who was "paid thousands by a Florida corporation to lobby the very committee he used to serve on."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 15, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on June 10, 2010 in a statement from his campaign:
Rick Scott's former health care company, Columbia/HCA, committed "fraud."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • June 10, 2010
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