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Hugh Thompson
Hugh Thompson
stated on February 5, 2014 State of the Judiciary address
"Six of Georgia’s counties have no lawyers at all."
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By Nancy Badertscher • February 10, 2014
Candy Crowley
Candy Crowley
stated on February 9, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"It’s been 14 years since a president or a vice president or a member of their family has not gone and attended at least an event at the Olympics."
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By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on January 10, 2014 a town meeting in La Grande
Some businesses in Oregon "are having to shrink back their businesses as a result of the law."
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By Dana Tims • February 6, 2014
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on February 3, 2014 a debate
Pinellas County voters "elected me as their chief financial officer … (and) elected me as (their) governor four years ago."
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By Julie Kliegman • February 5, 2014
Nan Orrock
Nan Orrock
stated on January 22, 2014 television interview
Florida shelled out more money for drug testing than it saved by denying welfare benefits to people who tested positive for drugs.
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By Nancy Badertscher • February 4, 2014
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on January 20, 2014 a speech
"Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union."  
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By Eric Stirgus • February 3, 2014
Roger Goodell
Roger Goodell
stated on January 20, 2014 an interview on NFL.com
"The extra point is almost automatic. … (The NFL) had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd" attempts.
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By Katie Sanders • January 31, 2014
Marshall Faulk
Marshall Faulk
stated on January 28, 2014 comments on the NFL Network
Quarterbacks "won the (Super Bowl) MVP more than 50 percent of the time."
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By Katie Sanders • January 30, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 State of the Union speech
"Every four minutes, another American home or business goes solar."
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By Amy Sherman • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of the Union address
There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years."
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By Julie Kliegman • January 29, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 28, 2014 the State of Union address
During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 22, 2014 a news release
"The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin."
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 27, 2014
Richard August
Richard August
stated on January 12, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary
Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2014
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
stated on January 22, 2014 an online statement
In the past three years, state legislatures have "enacted more of these restrictions (on abortion) than in the previous 10 years combined."
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By Julie Kliegman • January 24, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on January 15, 2014 a speech
The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in.
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By Nancy Badertscher • January 23, 2014
Steven King
Steven King
stated on January 5, 2014 a TV interview
"We’ve had the private sector more than double the investment that was made by the public sector" at Quonset Business Park.
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By John Hill • January 22, 2014
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on November 22, 2013 a video
Travis County is "surrounded by red counties."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 21, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 15, 2014 a speech
"(M)ore Georgians have jobs than at any other time since October 2008."
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By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • January 21, 2014
William Howell
William Howell
stated on January 5, 2014 an op-ed.
In Virginia, "Medicaid has grown by 1,600 percent in the last 30 years."
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By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2014
Nicholas Gorham
Nicholas Gorham
stated on December 30, 2013 a newspaper commentary
The General Assembly "has no explicit constitutional authority to impose income, sales, estate and the myriad of other taxes upon us."
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By John Hill • January 19, 2014
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