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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."
True
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."
True
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."
True
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."
True
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
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By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2011
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