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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on November 3, 2011 a conference call with reporters:
Says Mitt Romney "is committed to overturning Roe vs. Wade, and he supports such amendments that define a life as beginning at the moment of conception."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 8, 2011
Robert Kraig
Robert Kraig
stated on October 3, 2011 a news release, blog:
Wisconsin bill "grants drug companies and medical device manufacturers immunity from injuries and deaths caused by their products."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate:
Says that in his book, Rick Perry said that "Social Security is unconstitutional."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 13, 2011
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 1, 2011 a talk show discussion:
"Mike Trainor...still owes $250,000 to the state."
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By Lynn Arditi • September 11, 2011
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on March 20, 2011 a speech before conservative activists:
In a lawsuit between private citizens, a Florida judge "announced the decision was going to be based on Islamic Law."
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By Laura Figueroa • May 4, 2011
Marla Stephens
Marla Stephens
stated on January 27, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum:
The state of Wisconsin pays plumbers, engineers and other attorneys "much, much more" than it pays attorneys to represent poor people.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 20, 2011
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on October 25, 2010 a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.:
The lawyer who brought the case against NationsBank said "publicly that Alex Sink had nothing to do with the case, had nothing to do with the situation and didn't know about the problems."
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By Aaron Sharockman • October 26, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on October 7, 2010 a campaign commercial:
"Sharron Angle voted to protect sex offenders."
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By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 10, 2010 a TV ad.:
Says Rick Scott gave a deposition in which he invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times about his dealings as head of Columbia/HCA hospital chain
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 12, 2010
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on August 17, 2010 a television election ad:
"Jim Renacci cheated on his income taxes" and is a "deadbeat citizen."
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By Jane Kahoun, Sabrina Eaton • August 27, 2010
Luis Gutierrez
Luis Gutierrez
stated on July 11, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
"Forty percent of the undocumented workers in this country" entered the U.S. legally and "overstayed their visa."
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By Louis Jacobson • July 12, 2010
Jorge Ramos
Jorge Ramos
stated on July 4, 2010 an interview on ABC's 'This Week':
"President Barack Obama has deported more people in his first year in office than George W. Bush in his last year in office."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 6, 2010
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman
stated on May 6, 2010 a press conference:
The president can "authorize the killing of a U.S. citizen who fights for a foreign terrorist organization."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 11, 2010
Kyrsten Sinema
Kyrsten Sinema
stated on April 30, 2010 an interview on MSNBC's 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann':
Under the Arizona immigration law, police are required to check immigration status if someone's "lawn is overgrown" or if a dog is "barking too loudly."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2010
Alfredo Gutierrez
Alfredo Gutierrez
stated on April 26, 2010 an interview on MSNBC's Hardball:
The new Arizona immigration law "says that any police officer can stop anyone who appears to them to be reasonably suspicious of being an undocumented person."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 28, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on March 25, 2010 a news release:
"Florida Statutes require (Attorney General Bill) McCollum to consult with members of Florida's Congressional delegation" before filing a lawsuit against the health care reform law.
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By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on March 3, 2010 an interview on CNN's Larry King Live:
Reconciliation was used "for tax cuts for the rich twice under Bush."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 5, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 a State of the Union speech:
"For the first time in history, my administration posts our White House visitors online."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010
Bill Bennett
Bill Bennett
stated on July 26, 2009 CNN's State of the Union with John King:
"Four percent of American citizens are black males, but they are 35 percent of murder victims."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 1, 2009 a radio show:
Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees never get out of committee."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 5, 2009
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