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Regina Benjamin
Regina Benjamin
stated on August 18, 2011 a radio interview
"The United States death rate is two-and-a-half times higher for those who do not have a high school education."
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 26, 2011
David Pennington
David Pennington
stated on August 15, 2011 a press conference
The proposed transportation bill "could be the largest tax increase in Georgia history."
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By Eric Stirgus • August 22, 2011
Sam Olens
Sam Olens
stated on August 4, 2011 a talk at the Atlanta Press Club
"The governor having a meeting ... isn't covered by the open meetings act."
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 16, 2011
Sam Olens
Sam Olens
stated on August 4, 2011 a talk at the Atlanta Press Club
There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses.
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 12, 2011
La Raza
La Raza
stated on July 20, 2011 newscast
Medicaid is the primary source of health insurance for 41.7 percent of Hispanic children in Georgia.
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By Chris Joyner • August 1, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on July 11, 2011 Town hall meeting
"The state of Georgia is near the bottom among states for SAT scores and graduation rates."
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By Eric Stirgus • July 27, 2011
Mike Bodker
Mike Bodker
stated on June 16, 2011 a newspaper article
"[L]ess than one-tenth of Atlanta's transportation needs are covered" in a referendum to levy a 1-cent sales tax.
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By Willoughby Mariano • July 20, 2011
Brian Kemp
Brian Kemp
stated on June 20, 2011
"The State Election Board has issued nearly $275,000 in fines to violators of absentee ballot laws."
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By Eric Stirgus • July 19, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 13, 2011 a debate
"The right-to-work states are creating a lot more jobs today than the heavily unionized states."
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By Eric Stirgus • June 21, 2011
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 20, 2011 a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
Georgia is "one of only about seven states in the country" that has a AAA bond rating.
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By Willoughby Mariano • May 9, 2011
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on April 13, 2011 a Twitter post
"America's wealthiest 25 percent pay 86 percent of total income taxes. Wealthiest 5 percent pay 60 percent of total income taxes."
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By Eric Stirgus • April 20, 2011
George Turner
George Turner
stated on April 4, 2011 a newspaper article
"If you go strictly by the numbers, crime is down across the board. Last year we had a 10 percent decrease in the most serious crimes."
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By Willoughby Mariano • April 18, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on April 11, 2011 a meeting with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial board
"There used to be 16 workers for every one person on Social Security. ... Now it’s three."
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By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • April 12, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 7, 2011 an op-ed
Says "some [states] with the largest reductions in crime have also lowered their prison population."
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By Eric Stirgus • April 5, 2011
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on March 15, 2011 a YouTube.com video
"There has never been a death caused by a [commercial nuclear] reactor in the United States, even when Three Mile Island failed in the 1970s."
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By Willoughby Mariano • April 1, 2011
Joel Keehn
Joel Keehn
stated on March 11, 2011 a blog
The hour of sleep you lose during the change to daylight saving time might initially pose some health risks.
True
By M.B. Pell • March 28, 2011
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on March 2, 2011 a radio interview
"Georgia still has one of the richest programs in terms of scholarships for students to go to college."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 15, 2011
Loren Collins
Loren Collins
stated on March 4, 2011 an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A bill before the Georgia General Assembly would make presidential candidates meet citizenship requirements that are not in the U.S. Constitution. 
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By Willoughby Mariano • March 9, 2011
Burrell Ellis
Burrell Ellis
stated on February 22, 2011 an interview
DeKalb County has cut more money from its general fund budget "than any local government in the Atlanta metro region."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 4, 2011
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on February 9, 2011 a speech
More than one-quarter of America’s young adults are too fat to serve in the U.S. military
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2011
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