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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 19, 2016 in a speech:
"According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country."  
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By Tom Kertscher • January 22, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 19, 2016 in a town hall in Underwood, Iowa:
"I have a D-minus voting record from the NRA."
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By Katie Sanders • January 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 17, 2016 in the South Carolina Democratic debate:
Says Bernie Sanders "voted for what we call the 'Charleston Loophole.'"
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By Amy Sherman • January 18, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate:
"We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address:
"The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the Union address:
"We spend more on our military than the next eight nations combined."
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By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2016
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address:
The economy is "too weak to raise income levels."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address:
We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 4, 2016 in a posting on the Clinton website:
"Marco Rubio voted against authorizing President Obama to strike Syria after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 7, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 5, 2016 in a speech proposing executive action on gun regulations:
"A violent felon can buy (a gun) over the Internet with no background check, no questions asked."
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By Lauren Carroll • January 5, 2016
Cecile Richards
Cecile Richards
stated on December 15, 2015 in an interview by actress Lena Dunham:
"More than 60 percent of people in America support Planned Parenthood and only 11 percent approve of Congress."
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By Emma Hinchliffe • January 2, 2016
State Public Service Announcement
State Public Service Announcement
stated on December 28, 2015:
By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • December 30, 2015
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
stated on December 8, 2015 in a tweet:
"91% of suspected terrorists who attempted to buy guns in America walked away with the weapon they wanted."
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By Joshua Gillin • December 29, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on December 17, 2015 in a radio interview.:
Forty percent of illegal immigrants are "people coming legally on visas and overstaying their visas."
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By Warren Fiske • December 28, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 19, 2015 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire:
Says Bernie Sanders "voted for regime change with respect to Libya." 
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By Lauren Carroll • December 22, 2015
Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman
stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview.:
"Only nine" coalition nations with the U.S. "are truly actively involved" in fighting the Islamic State.
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By Sean Gorman • December 22, 2015
Mike Thompson
Mike Thompson
stated on December 7, 2015 in a speech:
"Since 2004, more than 2,000 suspected terrorists have legally purchased weapons in the United States."
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By Chris Nichols • December 17, 2015
Uber
Uber
stated on November 7, 2015 in a web post:
"Recent news reports indicate DWI crashes in Austin dropped 23 percent since ridesharing entered the market."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 16, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on December 15, 2015 in a GOP debate on CNN:
"Two months ago, Donald Trump said that ISIS was not our fight."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on December 13, 2015 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":
"Three or four countries" out of roughly 60 in the anti-ISIS coalition "are providing military force."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2015
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