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Lee May
Lee May
stated on January 22, 2015 the 2015 State of the County address
In the past year, DeKalb has "attracted and retained more than 2,300 jobs."
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By April Hunt • February 13, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 3, 2015 his budget speech
Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my  predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade."
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2015
Lee May
Lee May
stated on January 22, 2015 the 2015 State of the County address
DeKalb County has graduated five police academies and three fire academies to help reach its ambitious hiring goals in both departments.
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By April Hunt • February 9, 2015
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on February 4, 2015 a speech.
"If you look at the income of average Americans...they’re absolutely flat in constant dollars since 1979."
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By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • February 9, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on February 8, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"The Obama administration is refusing to directly arm the Kurds."  
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By Lauren Carroll • February 8, 2015
Miscellany Blue
Miscellany Blue
stated on January 15, 2015 a web post
Says a "lawmaker seeks to defund Planned Parenthood for ‘cutting children into small pieces.’"
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By Clay Wirestone • February 6, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on February 4, 2015 a speech in Detroit
"Millions of people have given up looking for work altogether."
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By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2015
Nationwide
Nationwide
stated on February 1, 2015 an ad during the Super Bowl
"The No. 1 cause of childhood deaths is preventable accidents."
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By Steve Contorno • February 2, 2015
Phil Kerpen
Phil Kerpen
stated on January 22, 2015 a tweet
"Amazing fact: Senate has already voted on more amendments in 2015 than Reid allowed ALL YEAR last year." 
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By Katie Sanders • February 2, 2015
Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough
stated on January 29, 2015 a tweet on Twitter
"More people have watched ‘Morning Joe’ than CNN and HLN 5 years in a row."
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By Jon Greenberg • February 2, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 20, 2015 an interview with Fox News
"Today the top 1 percent earn a higher share of our national income than any year since 1928."
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By Alex Wilts • January 30, 2015
Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick
stated on January 24, 2015 a news conference
Atmospheric conditions could push a football’s pressure "down approximately one-and-a-half pounds per square inch."
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By Jon Greenberg • January 29, 2015
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 15, 2015 an email blast
"College tuition rates in Texas jumped by 55% since 2003."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 28, 2015
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
Virginia House Democratic Caucus
stated on January 19, 2015
Assault weapons and handguns are allowed in the state Capitol while bullhorns, trumpets, helium balloons and flags on poles are banned.
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By Sean Gorman • January 26, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 13, 2015 a press release
Mercedes-Benz USA  moving its headquarters to Atlanta will create at least 800 jobs.
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By April Hunt • January 26, 2015
Ron Hayduk
Ron Hayduk
stated on January 1, 2015 a newspaper commentary
"The right to vote in this country has never been intrinsically tied to citizenship."
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By Katie Mulvaney • January 25, 2015
Jeff Clemens
Jeff Clemens
stated on January 20, 2015 a Senate Ethics and Elections committee hearing
Online voter registration is a "more secure" way of doing voter registration.
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By Amy Sherman • January 23, 2015
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 15, 2015 valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature
Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 22, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
"America is No. 1 in wind power."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
"Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2015
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