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Josh McKoon
Josh McKoon
stated on April 3, 2012 a press conference
Georgia is one of three states that "effectively have no regulations whatsoever on lobbyists giving to legislators."
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By Eric Stirgus • April 15, 2012
Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio
stated on April 13, 2012 his congressional website
Says the Pentagon has never passed a financial audit. In fact,  the Pentagon is exempt from a federal law that requires all federal agencies to complete annual audits.
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By Charles Pope • April 13, 2012
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
stated on April 2, 2012
"[O]ver 200,000 ordinary citizens were given the opportunity to identify projects they preferred."
True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 13, 2012
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on March 28, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says the United States "actually exports more gasoline, diesel and other fuels than it imported in 2011 for the first time since, I think, 1949."
True
By Bill Wichert • April 11, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 an interview with Fox News
"Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million."
True
By Tom Feran • April 11, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 10, 2012 a speech at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla.
"98 percent of American families" make "under $250,000 a year."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 10, 2012
Weston Wamp
Weston Wamp
stated on April 3, 2012 in a press release.
"The average age of members of the House of Representatives is 57 years old."
True
By Michael Collins, Elijah Herington • April 9, 2012
Eric Kearney
Eric Kearney
stated on March 28, 2012 a speech in the Ohio Senate
An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum."
True
By Joe Guillen • April 9, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 3, 2012 remarks to the Newspaper Association of America
"Republicans in Congress refuse to list a single tax loophole they are willing to close."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 5, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 an interview with Fox News
"We were the No. 1 job creator in America in February and we are now the No. 4 job creator in the last year."
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By Tom Feran • April 5, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on March 23, 2012 an appearance at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University
"To get out of the (teachers) union, you pay 85 percent of $731. Then you're out of the union, but you've got to pay it every year, also required by statute. That’s called a representation fee."
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By Bill Wichert • April 5, 2012
Doreen Costa
Doreen Costa
stated on March 26, 2012 a radio talk show.
"This is the only state in the country that bypassed the General Assembly to authorize [in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants]."
True
By Alex Kuffner • April 5, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 4, 2012 an online video ad.
Says Barack Obama has played over 90 rounds of golf as president.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 4, 2012
Rashad Taylor
Rashad Taylor
stated on March 20, 2012 a speech
"More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry."
True
By Eric Stirgus • April 4, 2012
Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on February 12, 2012 an interview.
Says "streetcars carry more people than buses … you attract more riders who don't ride transit now, and actually the operating costs are not any greater than the bus."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • April 3, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 29, 2012 a speech in the Rose Garden
Last year, "Exxon pocketed nearly $4.7 million every hour."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 2, 2012
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
stated on March 7, 2012 her column.
Says Gloria Steinem once called Kay Bailey Hutchison a "female impersonator."
True
By Sue Owen • March 29, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 16, 2012 a Fox News interview.
Says you need a photo ID to purchase Sudafed in Texas.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2012 a web video ad
President Barack Obama "reduced the cost of prescription drugs for nearly 3.6 million Americans in 2011."
True
By Molly Moorhead • March 27, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on March 12, 2012 an interview on PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton on MSNBC
"The poorest in this country are women."
True
By Peter Krouse • March 26, 2012
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