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TriMet
TriMet
stated on January 29, 2013 an advertisement:
Says "MAX carries 30 percent of evening rush-hour commuters traveling from Downtown on the Sunset and Banfield freeways."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • February 5, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 16, 2013 in a speech:
"A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan."  
True
By Janel Davis • February 5, 2013
Rob Woodall
Rob Woodall
stated on January 25, 2013 a meeting:
"Forty-seven percent of (members of Congress) are millionaires."
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 4, 2013
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on December 21, 2012 in a news release:
Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit."
True
By Charles Pope • February 1, 2013
Georgia Lottery
Georgia Lottery
stated on January 24, 2013 on a ticket:
Odds of winning the Monopoly Millionaire instant win game are 1 in 3.27.
True
By Janel Davis • February 1, 2013
Thomas Lindsay
Thomas Lindsay
stated on January 12, 2013 an opinion column.:
"Approximately 43 percent of all college grades today are A's, an increase of 28 percentage points since 1960."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 31, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on January 3, 2013 a tweet:
Says according to the FBI, more people are killed each year with hammers and clubs than rifles.
True
By Sue Owen • January 30, 2013
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda
stated on January 24, 2013 a newspaper interview:
Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years.
True
By Katie Sanders • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 a speech:
Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 17, 2013 a twitter post:
"Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago."
True
By Eric Stirgus • January 29, 2013
Maggie Hassan
Maggie Hassan
stated on January 3, 2013 her inauguration speech becoming NH governor:
We have the fourth highest in-state tuition for public universities in the country.
True
By Jake Berry • January 25, 2013
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 21, 2013 an interview on Fox News:
The tax penalty that the government imposes if you don't buy health insurance "is lower than it would have cost to buy insurance."
True
By Molly Moorhead • January 24, 2013
Mike Polensek
Mike Polensek
stated on January 15, 2013 a television interview:
"It is ironic that (First Energy Corp. is) going to have a name on our (football stadium) where we (Cleveland Public Power) supply the electricity."
True
By Tom Feran • January 23, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 18, 2013 a TV interview:
Says his elections proposal would allow "a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most we’ve ever had."
True
By Katie Sanders • January 22, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 his State of the State Address.:
Says "in this next biennium, the cost of primary and secondary education is going to increase by more that $1000 per student. Half of that $1000 – $500 per student – is accounted for by the increased cost of PERS alone."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • January 21, 2013
Keith Faber
Keith Faber
stated on January 7, 2013 a speech in the Ohio Senate:
Abraham Lincoln "visited and some say even danced in (the Ohio Senate) chamber."
True
By Tom Feran • January 21, 2013
David Toscano
David Toscano
stated on January 9, 2013 a speech.:
Virginia "spends less per student today than we did in 2008."  
True
By Nancy Madsen • January 21, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on January 8, 2013 State of the State address:
"In total, we have added nearly 75,000 private sector jobs in New Jersey since we took office in January 2010."
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By Caryn Shinske • January 20, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 in State of the State speech:
"It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."
True
By Janie Har • January 18, 2013
Mark Shields
Mark Shields
stated on December 21, 2012 the PBS NewsHour:
Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2013
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