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Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on August 26, 2012 an interview on 'Meet the Press.':
"If you look at the number of illegal immigrants coming into the country, it is net zero. It's been that way now for almost two years."
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By Amy Sherman • August 28, 2012
Teresa Fedor
Teresa Fedor
stated on August 15, 2012 a news conference:
Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.
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By Aaron Marshall • August 28, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 26, 2012 a TV interview:
Mitt Romney "gave away his father's inheritance."
True
By Becky Bowers • August 27, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 20, 2012 statements during a rally at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH :
"Half the kids coming out of college this year … can't find a job, or a job that's consistent with a college degree."
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By Maryalice Gill • August 27, 2012
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on August 1, 2012 a speech to the Austin-Oak Hill Rotary Club:
Says the top 20 percent of income earners pay nearly 70 percent of all federal taxes.
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By Sue Owen • August 27, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on August 26, 2012 a campaign ad:
"In 2008, candidate Barack Obama attacked John McCain for proposing cuts to Medicare."
True
By Molly Moorhead • August 26, 2012
Sonji Jacobs
Sonji Jacobs
stated on August 10, 2012:
Initial efforts to strip airport contractors of their special diversity status "has no effect" on the contracts or the city’s diversity goals.
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 22, 2012 a campaign ad:
"Mitt Romney says class sizes don’t matter."
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By Molly Moorhead • August 23, 2012
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on August 13, 2012 a press statement.:
Says 88 Texas constables have died in the line of duty.
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 2012
John Wisniewski
John Wisniewski
stated on August 21, 2012 a news release:
Says Congressmen Paul Ryan and Todd Akin co-sponsored legislation "to limit federal funding for abortion to victims of ‘forcible rape.’"
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By Bill Wichert • August 22, 2012
Clayton County Schools
Clayton County Schools
stated on July 26, 2012 a press release:
"Clayton County Public Schools recently achieved a milestone that has eluded other metropolitan districts across the state" by meeting federal guidelines for having a highly qualified staff.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 22, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 12, 2012 a television interview:
Says under Wisconsin law, he cannot remove his name from the ballot for re-election to Congress.
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By James B. Nelson • August 20, 2012
Martavius Jones
Martavius Jones
stated on July 13, 2012 an interview on the Fox 13 News program "Memphis in the Morning.":
"From a standpoint of the county government, neither school system has received an increase in funding over the past six years."
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By Zack McMillin • August 20, 2012
Austinites for Geographic Representation
Austinites for Geographic Representation
stated on July 8, 2012 a handout.:
"Austin is the largest city in the U.S. or Texas with no geographic representation" on its city council.
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2012
Stephanie Cutter
Stephanie Cutter
stated on August 12, 2012 an interview on "Face the Nation":
Says Paul Ryan's budget relies on the same $700 billion in savings from Medicare that Mitt Romney and other Republicans have been attacking Democrats about.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 15, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 7, 2012 a news conference:
Says "a Republican hasn't won [an election] for a presidency in New Jersey since 1988."
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By Erin O'Neill • August 15, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on August 13, 2012 a Fox News interview:
Florida has "more concealed weapons permits than any other state."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 14, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2012 a campaign event:
Says Mitt Romney "wants to end tax credits for wind producers."
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By Jon Greenberg • August 14, 2012
Ron Stephens
Ron Stephens
stated on August 6, 2012 an article:
Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South.
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By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • August 13, 2012
Rob Turner
Rob Turner
stated on July 18, 2012 an email interview with the Tampa Bay Times:
The property appraiser's budget "is $1 million less today than when I took office 16 years ago."
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By Joshua Gillin • August 10, 2012
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