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David Miliband
David Miliband
stated on May 17, 2016 a panel discussion
"The geography of poverty has changed fundamentally in the last 15 years," with more of it concentrated in fragile and conflict states.
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By Jon Greenberg • May 23, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 16, 2016 remarks at a Kentucky rally
"We just had the best year for the auto industry in America in history."
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By Lauren Carroll • May 20, 2016
Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt
stated on May 18, 2016 an interview on NBC
Zika mosquitoes "can’t catch me."
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By Linda Qiu • May 19, 2016
Penny Pritzker
Penny Pritzker
stated on May 13, 2016 a Medium post
Since 2009, "after-tax incomes are up nearly 14 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2016
Chris Koster
Chris Koster
stated on April 22, 2016 a tweet
"Closing our state’s wage gap would make a $9 billion difference to Missouri women."
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By Conner Smith • May 18, 2016
Chris Wallace
Chris Wallace
stated on May 15, 2016 an episode of "Fox News Sunday"
"Every Republican nominee since Richard Nixon, who at one time was under an audit, has released their tax returns."
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By Lauren Carroll • May 18, 2016
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 15, 2016 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"The Chinese last year probably stole $360 billion in intellectual property from the United States."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2016
Jack Lew
Jack Lew
stated on May 3, 2016 an interview with Bloomberg News
"Almost 100,000 people left Puerto Rico last year."
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By Marta Cerava • May 17, 2016
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on May 11, 2016 a fundraising email
Says Patrick Murphy is one of "only three Democrats in the House today who voted" to create the Benghazi committee.
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By Joshua Gillin • May 16, 2016
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on May 2, 2016 a radio interview.
Half of illegal immigrants "come on legal visas and then overstay."
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By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • May 16, 2016
Bill McRaven
Bill McRaven
stated on January 21, 2016 addressing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
University of Texas undergraduate student debt "is less than $21,000… probably one of the lowest debts across the nation."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 4, 2016 an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper
"The market is making this decision. The market has driven down the cost of coal, so you have companies going bankrupt."
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By Lauren Carroll • May 10, 2016
Michael O'Neill
Michael O'Neill
stated on April 26, 2016 a legislative hearing
"There’s no data that says a gun-free zone has saved lives."  
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By Jacqueline Tempera • May 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 3, 2016 a Clinton campaign tweet
Says Donald Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, build a wall, ban Muslims, and more.
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By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 2, 2016 a post on Medium
Cervical cancer in Africa is "fully preventable with basic education, screening and vaccines."
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By Jon Greenberg • May 5, 2016
Colorado Health Institute
Colorado Health Institute
stated on April 8, 2016 an analysis report
ColoradoCare would have higher revenues than McDonald’s.
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By Alan Gathright • May 4, 2016
John Carter
John Carter
stated on March 10, 2016 a commentary published in the Round Rock Leader
"This is not a joke: the president wants to house illegal aliens on our nation’s military installations."
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By Nicole Barrios • May 4, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 30, 2016 a speech at the California Republican Party Convention
"Here in California, Donald Trump has given $12,000 to Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris."  
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By Chris Nichols • May 3, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 1, 2016 an interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation"
Winning enough pledged delegates is "not impossible."
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By Jon Greenberg • May 2, 2016
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on April 12, 2016 a press release
"Kelly Ayotte has voted four times against the federal Paycheck Fairness Act."
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By Clay Wirestone • April 29, 2016
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