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Mother Jones
Mother Jones
stated on November 24, 2014 a Facebook post
"Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the ‘30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds."
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November 25, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 12, 2014 a Facebook post
"Fox News uses photo of a married couple promoting ‘traditional marriage’ and the photo is actually of a same-sex couple."
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By Jon Greenberg • November 21, 2014
Violence Policy Center
Violence Policy Center
stated on September 8, 2014 an annual study
Georgia ranks No. 9 in the rate of women murdered by men.
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By April Hunt • November 19, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 7, 2014 an interview
"The president of the United States came in the Tuesday before the election in a ward that went 99% for him in the last election and they couldn't even (increase) the vote there."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 12, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2014 a meme on social media
Congress has 11 percent approval ratings, yet 96.4 percent of incumbent lawmakers were re-elected in 2014.
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By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2014
Sloan Roach
Sloan Roach
stated on November 6, 2014 a television interview
Georgia has led the nation in student fatalities caused by motorists illegally passing stopped school buses.
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By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • November 11, 2014
Dave Brat
Dave Brat
stated on October 15, 2014 a speech.
"I’ll be the only economist in the (U.S.) House."
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By Sean Gorman • November 9, 2014
Robert Healey
Robert Healey
stated on November 5, 2014 interviews
I spent only $36.29 on my campaign for governor.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 9, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 27, 2014 a fundraising letter
"Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world."
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By Joshua Gillin • November 6, 2014
Sean Spicer
Sean Spicer
stated on November 2, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
The last time Republican U.S. Senate candidates "beat more than two (incumbents) was 1980."
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By Lauren Carroll • November 2, 2014
Jonathan Karl
Jonathan Karl
stated on November 2, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"Kansas has not elected somebody other than a Republican (to the U.S. Senate) since before 'The Wizard of Oz' hit the movie theaters."
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By Katie Sanders • November 2, 2014
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 26, 2014 a TV debate
"We have the third-lowest minimum wage … of developed countries."
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By Alex Kuffner • November 1, 2014
James Carr
James Carr
stated on September 20, 2014 an interview
"Before World War II, very few people actually had health insurance."
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By Sean Gorman • October 30, 2014
Doug Muder
Doug Muder
stated on October 20, 2014 a post on the Weekly Sift blog
Says Sen. Rand Paul’s 2011 budget "included a big cut in the CDC."  
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By Jon Greenberg • October 27, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on October 21, 2014 a Providence Journal-WPRI-12 debate
"Governor Carcieri has not been campaigning with me."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 24, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 15, 2014 a letter to David Feldman, Houston's city attorney
A lawyer demanded "several Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons."
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By Dylan Baddour • October 23, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 20, 2014 a campaign debate
"Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time."
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By Dana Tims • October 20, 2014
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on October 2, 2014 an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio
"In the past three years, we have prosecuted or brought more cases on access to public records than in the previous 12 years combined."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 18, 2014
The Rhode Island Catholic
The Rhode Island Catholic
stated on October 2, 2014 a newspaper editorial
Almost every state has offered an insurance plan on its health exchange that does not cover abortion.
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By Alex Kuffner • October 17, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 15, 2014 a gubernatorial debate in Davie
Says Jeb Bush -- not Charlie Crist -- signed legislation that let Duke Energy collect money for nuclear projects.
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By Joshua Gillin • October 16, 2014
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