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Lon Burnam
stated on August 22, 2014 telephone press conference:

"Russia has more diversity in its governmental representation than we do in Texas."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 29, 2014

Kate Obenshain
stated on July 17, 2014 an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor":

Compared to President Obama, "President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians."

By Jon Greenberg • July 21, 2014

Claire McCaskill
stated on June 1, 2014 an appearance on "Fox News Sunday":

Says Hillary Clinton "laid the groundwork" for getting chemical weapons out of Syria.

By Steve Contorno • June 4, 2014

Ted Cruz
stated on June 1, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week":

Says Barack Obama broke a decades-old policy of "not negotiating with terrorists."

By Steve Contorno • June 1, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on May 18, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"At the mere request from Putin, President Obama withdrew the plans for a missile defense program based in Poland and the Czech Republic."

By Jon Greenberg • May 19, 2014

Ronan Farrow
stated on May 5, 2014 a segment on "Ronan Farrow Daily":

Congress' decision to "spend less around the world" on embassy security contributed to "tragedies" like Benghazi.

By Katie Sanders • May 13, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2014 viral posts on the Internet:

Says President Barack Obama's acceptance of an "Islamic order and gold medal" was "unconstitutional."

By Louis Jacobson • April 1, 2014

Karl Rove
stated on March 16, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

After Russia went to war with Georgia in 2008, the U.S. sent a "very strong message" to Vladimir Putin by sending "warships to the Black Sea" and airlifting "combat troops that Georgia had in Afghanistan" back to Georgia.

By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2014

Michael Reagan
stated on March 6, 2014 an op-ed on Townhall.com:

Says Ronald Reagan "got the Saudis to flood the market with cheap oil."

By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2014

Dick Cheney
stated on March 9, 2014 a broadcast of CBS' "Face the Nation":

On Syria, "a lot of the allies signed on. At the last minute, Obama backed off."

By Jon Greenberg • March 9, 2014

Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 2, 2014 a special broadcast on Fox:

Says he didn't tell viewers that the Obama campaign hid news about the motives behind the attack in Benghazi because Obama was running for re-election.

By Jon Greenberg • February 4, 2014

Bob Corker
stated on November 24, 2013 an interview on Fox News Sunday:

"The administration was kicking and screaming all the way with these sanctions being put in place (on Iran)."

By Steve Contorno • December 3, 2013

John Kerry
stated on September 5, 2013 an interview on MSNBC’s “All In”:

Says he "opposed the president’s decision to go into Iraq" in 2003.

By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2013

Alan Grayson
stated on September 7, 2013 an interview with the "Washington Post":

In the event of a U.S. strike on Syria, "the Russians will replace the weapons immediately. They’ve said it on the record. They’ve suggested they might even replace it with better stuff."

By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2013

Ted Yoho
stated on September 4, 2013 an interview on Fox Business Network:

Chemical weapons have been used "probably 20 times" since the Persian Gulf War.

By Becky Bowers • September 10, 2013

Democratic National Committee
stated on May 24, 2013 an email to supporters:

"Republicans actually doctored emails between administration officials about Benghazi. Then, they released them to the press, trying to pass them off as real."

By Becky Bowers • June 4, 2013

Rand Paul
stated on May 19, 2013 an appearance on CNN’s ‘State of the Union’:

Says Hillary Clinton "was asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi on several occasions, including direct cables."

By Becky Bowers • May 22, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2013 a press availability:

"Over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering, who investigated every element of" the Benghazi incident.

By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2013

Jay Carney
stated on May 10, 2013 a White House press briefing:

When Susan Rice spoke about Benghazi on Sunday news shows, she said "that al-Qaida might be involved, or other al-Qaida affiliates might be involved, or non-al-Qaida Libyan extremists, which I think demonstrates that there was no effort to play that down."

By Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2013

Americans for a Strong Defense
stated on January 21, 2013 a television ad:

Says Chuck Hagel has called for "an end to our nuclear program."

By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2013

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