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Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on October 22, 2013 an interview:
Finance experts estimate that paying in cash for the $2.5 billion in projects funded by the sales tax saved Gwinnett County more than $1 billion in interest payments.
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By Eric Stirgus • November 11, 2013
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on October 29, 2013 a press release:
Most voters prefer zombies to the current U.S. Congress.  
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By Eric Stirgus • October 31, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 20, 2013 a Facebook post:
The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion.
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By Janel Davis • September 16, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on June 28, 2013 a news release:
"The government does not need a warrant to read your old emails."
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By Janel Davis • September 10, 2013
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on August 14, 2013 Twitter posts:
Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code.
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By Janel Davis • September 4, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 an interview:
"State law says that once the state appraises a piece of property, they can only pay it a certain amount above appraisal."  
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By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • August 26, 2013
Michelle Nunn
Michelle Nunn
stated on July 22, 2013 an interview:
Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 6, 2013
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on July 18, 2013 a Twitter post:
"The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos."
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By Janel Davis • July 26, 2013
Lynn Westmoreland
Lynn Westmoreland
stated on June 20, 2013 an article:
"It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so."
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By Eric Stirgus • July 8, 2013
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on June 26, 2013 a news release:
Bob Barr has changed his position on the Defense of Marriage Act over the years.
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By Janel Davis • July 3, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 23, 2013 an interview:
"(T)he United States government and its Constitution says that people can be put to death."
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By Eric Stirgus • July 1, 2013
Pink Pony
Pink Pony
stated on May 13, 2013 an interview:
The Pink Pony club in DeKalb County has never been cited for any violation of an ordinance or state law.
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By Eric Stirgus • June 14, 2013
Norcross City Council
Norcross City Council
stated on May 9, 2013 an article:
The proposed raises for the Norcross City Council would put it in line with other liked-sized communities.
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By Eric Stirgus • May 28, 2013
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on April 23, 2013 a ZPolitics op-ed:
"Despite having their budget increased by over 40 percent since 2009 … pending claims for benefits with the (Department of Veterans Affairs) have increased from 391,000 to 890,000 under the Obama Administration."
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By Willoughby Mariano • April 30, 2013
JoEllen Smith
JoEllen Smith
stated on February 22, 2013 an editorial:
Cobb is one of the largest school systems (in the nation) that is debt free.
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By Janel Davis • March 15, 2013
Nan Orrock
Nan Orrock
stated on March 4, 2013 a speech:
"More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks."
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By Eric Stirgus • March 12, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 a speech:
Felony crimes in the city of Atlanta are the lowest they have been since 1969.
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By Eric Stirgus • February 26, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on February 13, 2013 a fundraiser letter:
Says that except for foreign policy, Ron Paul’s voting record and his voting record are virtually identical.
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By Janel Davis • February 25, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 16, 2013 in a speech:
"A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan."  
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By Janel Davis • February 5, 2013
Rob Woodall
Rob Woodall
stated on January 25, 2013 a meeting:
"Forty-seven percent of (members of Congress) are millionaires."
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By Eric Stirgus • February 4, 2013
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