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Meria Carstarphen
Meria Carstarphen
stated on March 27, 2014 press release
The Austin Independent School District’s graduation rate reached an all-time high of 82.5 percent in 2012.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • April 2, 2014
Heidi Heilman
Heidi Heilman
stated on March 13, 2014 a commentary in The Providence Journal
"Today’s marijuana is 300 percent to 800 percent more potent than the pot of yesteryear."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 30, 2014
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on March 20, 2014 press release
Georgia has recovered more than $60 million that was lost to Medicaid fraud
True
By Nancy Badertscher • March 28, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on March 27, 2014 a campaign email to supporters
Says Sen. Mitch McConnell is "the No. 1 recipient of contributions from lobbyists this cycle."  
True
By Steve Contorno • March 27, 2014
Greg Morris
Greg Morris
stated on March 13, 2014 an article
You can buy lobster with food stamps.
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 21, 2014
James Moore
James Moore
stated on March 20, 2014 a tweet
"Ted Cruz has been to Iowa four times. Rio Grande Valley of Texas -- just once."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 20, 2014
Hemant Mehta
Hemant Mehta
stated on March 11, 2014 a blog post
"In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible."
True
By Dana Tims • March 19, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on February 26, 2014 a speech
Georgia has saved $20 million through changes in criminal sentencing.
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 19, 2014
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on March 11, 2014 a broadcast of "The Daily Show"
Says Abraham Lincoln tried to buy slaves' freedom in border states, but the states "all rejected it."
True
By Jon Greenberg • March 18, 2014
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel
stated on March 16, 2014 a broadcast of ABC's "This Week"
"The majority support (raising) the minimum wage."
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By Jon Greenberg • March 16, 2014
NAACP
NAACP
stated on March 3, 2014 a news release
In the U.S., "African-Americans continue to be arrested at nearly three and one half times the rate of whites" on marijuana charges.
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By John Hill • March 16, 2014
Seneca Jones
Seneca Jones
stated on March 2, 2014 newspaper ads
Seneca Jones Timber Co., aiming to increase logging and allay fears that old growth will be cut, says mills have shifted to second-generation trees. An ad from the company asks: "Do you know that most all mills in Oregon have retooled over the past 20 years?"
True
By Dana Tims • March 14, 2014
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 8, 2014 a Republican weekly address
"The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 7, 2014 a speech
"If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 12, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 4, 2014 a statement to reporters
"Once our Blueprint for Prosperity is signed into law, we will have delivered $2 billion" in tax relief.
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 12, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 10, 2014 an opinion article in The (McAllen) Monitor
"As attorney general, I have prosecuted judges, district attorneys and other public officials across Texas who violated that (public) trust, who have been corrupted."
True
By Sue Owen • March 11, 2014
Barbara Comstock
Barbara Comstock
stated on February 19, 2014 a Facebook post.
Says five Democratic state senators were for her bicycle tailgating bill "before they were against it."
True
By Sean Gorman • March 10, 2014
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on February 25, 2014 his "State of the City" address
Austin is "a city that has basically doubled in size every 25 years or so since it was founded."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 7, 2014
Brian Clem
Brian Clem
stated on February 28, 2014 a newspaper story
Oregon has never before tried to create a land-use plan for "what it should look like for 50 years."
True
By Dana Tims • March 6, 2014
American Petroleum Institute
American Petroleum Institute
stated on March 2, 2014 a television ad
Says "Bill Clinton and George Bush both say build the Keystone XL."
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By Steve Contorno • March 5, 2014
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