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Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on September 13, 2010 a campaign website:
"Florida ranks last in the ratio of employees to residents... And Florida is dead last in the nation in state employee payroll expenditures per resident."
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By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 2, 2010 a press release.:
Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida."
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By Aaron Sharockman • September 3, 2010
Bud Chiles
Bud Chiles
stated on August 31, 2010 a campaign website:
"Florida is 49th in per capita spending on mental health care."
True
By Amy Sherman • August 31, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 24, 2010 his primary victory speech.:
Kendrick Meek claims he's the only candidate who said Sonia Sotomayor "will make an excellent Supreme Court justice."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 25, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on August 11, 2010 a TV ad.:
"Warren Buffett called credit default swaps financial weapons of mass destruction. And Greene was the first individual to use them."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 18, 2010
Jeff Kottkamp
Jeff Kottkamp
stated on July 31, 2010 a debate.:
"I've taken on the federal government and won."
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By Aaron Sharockman • August 11, 2010
Bill McCollum
Bill McCollum
stated on August 5, 2010 televised candidates' debate:
"Police officers in this state have that right," to check the immigration status of people they arrest.
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By Lukas Pleva • August 9, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on July 26, 2010 a press release:
"(Bill) McCollum also voted for numerous amendments to weaken the legislation, even voting to make trains less accessible to those in wheelchairs."
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By Cristina Silva • August 2, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 29, 2010 a TV ad.:
"Jeff Greene can buy anything" ...  he owns two mansions.
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By Aaron Sharockman • July 30, 2010
Dave Aronberg
Dave Aronberg
stated on July 26, 2010 an editorial board interview:
"There are more pain clinics in Broward County than there are McDonald's in Broward County."
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By Amy Sherman • July 29, 2010
Kendrick Meek
Kendrick Meek
stated on July 26, 2010 a television ad:
Democratic candidate Jeff Greene "ran for Congress as a California Republican."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 28, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 20, 2010 remarks to reporters.:
House Republicans who complained they didn't have enough time to consider a constitutional ban against oil drilling "shoved through a proposal in just a few days to open state waters to oil drilling."
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By Aaron Sharockman • July 21, 2010
Maurice Ferre
Maurice Ferre
stated on July 1, 2010 an editorial meeting.:
Maurice Ferre says Kendrick Meek "has voted 98.6 percent of the time with the Democrat party."  
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By Trenton Daniel • July 21, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 28, 2010 a Fox News interview:
"Forty cents of every dollar being spent by the federal government is being borrowed from my children."
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By Cristina Silva • July 16, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 14, 2010 Crist campaign website, accessed July 5, 2010:
"Gov. Crist has never wavered in his support of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms."
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By Cristina Silva • July 14, 2010
John Thrasher
John Thrasher
stated on July 6, 2010 a press release sent by the Republican Party of Florida:
"Attorney General McCollum, Speaker-Designate Cannon, Senate President-Designate Haridopolos and I stood up to Governor Crist and worked to remove Jim Greer as Chairman because of his mismanagement of the party."
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By Laura Figueroa, John Bartosek • July 13, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 8, 2010 a statement on her campaign website:
"Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average."
True
By Cristina Silva • July 8, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on June 26, 2010 an interview on "Fox & Friends":
"We are picking up oil with shovels and paper and plastic bags."
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By Laura Figueroa • July 7, 2010
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 1, 2010 a speech at the Florida Association of Counties conference:
"I have spent virtually every weekend since Memorial Day in the Panhandle."
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By Cristina Silva • July 2, 2010
Fair Districts Florida
Fair Districts Florida
stated on June 23, 2010 on the Fair Districts Florida website:
"In the last 6 years, there have been 420 elections for State Senator and State Representative. Only three incumbents have been defeated!"
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By Cristina Silva • June 24, 2010
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