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Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on September 20, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday":
At this point in 2012, "Rick Perry was ahead at 29.9 percent, and we had seven more leads before it finally settled on Mitt Romney."  
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By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2015
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on August 31, 2015 in a radio interview:
The University of Wisconsin System  "is larger than any business in the state of Wisconsin."
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By James B. Nelson • September 18, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 16, 2015 in a presidential debate:
"There's never been a direct Supreme Court case on people who were here illegally, whether or not their kids are citizens."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 18, 2015
Barry DuVal
Barry DuVal
stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview:
"We're the only major oil-producing nation in the world with a self-imposed ban on exporting our crude oil to other nations."
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By Sean Gorman • September 17, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2015 in the second GOP primary debate.:
Says Marco Rubio has "the worst voting record there is today."
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By Linda Qiu • September 17, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 16, 2015 in comments during the CNN debate:
"A majority of the men and women on this stage have previously and publicly embraced amnesty. I am the only candidate on this stage who has never supported amnesty."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 17, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate:
"When he (Donald Trump) asked Florida to have casino gambling, we said no."
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By Amy Sherman, Linda Qiu • September 17, 2015
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on September 15, 2015 in a TV ad in Iowa:
Says Donald Trump supports the Wall Street bailout.  
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By Amy Sherman • September 15, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 13, 2015 in an interview on "Face the Nation":
"The top man at Yale Law School came out ... with just a raging report" about former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, saying she is "one of the worst executives in his memory in history running the company."
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By Linda Qiu • September 13, 2015
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on September 3, 2015 in remarks in San Antonio:
As many as six federal department budget bills have been delayed because of opposition to amendments that would ban Confederate battle flag sales at federal building gift shops.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 11, 2015
Reader
Reader
stated on September 3, 2015 in an email from a reader:
Atlanta has issued an increasing number of citations - and collected an increasing amount of revenue - since Mayor Kasim Reed took office in 2010.
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By April Hunt • September 11, 2015
Ron Bergeron
Ron Bergeron
stated on September 2, 2015 in a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting:
"There has never been a panther attack in the history of Florida."
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By Joshua Gillin • September 8, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 1, 2015 in an op-ed in the New Hampshire Union-Leader:
"Twenty-three million Americans suffer from addiction, but only 1 in 10 get treatment."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 4, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 21, 2015 in speaking to reporters in Iowa:
"It has been the law since the beginning of the country that the children of American citizens born ... abroad are American citizens by birth."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 4, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 26, 2015 in an Internet graphic:
Bernie Sanders opposes the death penalty, and Hillary Clinton supports it.
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By Will Cabaniss • September 2, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on August 26, 2015 in a viral Internet chart:
Bernie Sanders opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Hillary Clinton supports it.
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By Will Cabaniss • September 2, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 18, 2015 in a speech:
Says he "turned down a Medicaid expansion under Obamacare," but because of actions he took, for the first time in Wisconsin's history "everyone living in poverty is covered under Medicaid."
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By Tom Kertscher • September 2, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on August 12, 2015 in web site:
"African Americans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely to experience the use of force during encounters with the police."  
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By Mark Reynolds • August 30, 2015
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on August 11, 2015 in TV ad:
Gov. Maggie Hassan’s budget proposal "raises taxes on small businesses and increases taxes and fees by $100 million."   
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By Clay Wirestone • August 27, 2015
Steve Cannon
Steve Cannon
stated on August 24, 2015 in press release:
Buying the naming rights to the new Falcons stadium is the largest marketing deal in Mercedes-Benz history.
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By Nancy Badertscher • August 27, 2015
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