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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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address:
The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers."
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By Steve Contorno • January 21, 2015
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on January 20, 2015 the Republican response to the State of the Union address:
"A strong majority of Americans support" the Keystone XL pipeline.
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By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 his 2015 State of the Union address:
We've seen "our deficits cut by two-thirds."
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By Katie Sanders • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 8, 2015 a speech in Phoenix, Ariz.:
"Today, home sales are up nearly 50 percent from where they were in the worst of the crisis."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 9, 2015 a speech in Knoxville, Tenn.:
"We’ve doubled the production of clean energy."
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By Joshua Gillin • January 20, 2015
Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig
stated on January 5, 2015 an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor:
"If you ask how many times did Ronald Reagan attend a fundraiser when he ran for re-election in 1984, the answer is eight times. If you say how many times did Barack Obama attend a fundraiser in 2012, the answer is 228 times."
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By Jonathan Van Fleet • January 20, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 9, 2015 remarks in Clinton, Tenn.:
"Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades."
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By Lauren Carroll • January 20, 2015
Claire Suggs
Claire Suggs
stated on January 9, 2015 at Media Symposium:
The state covered a smaller percentage of the cost of K-12 education in 2013 than it did in 2002.
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By Nancy Badertscher • January 20, 2015
Floridians for Solar Choice
Floridians for Solar Choice
stated on January 14, 2015 a statement on a website:
"Currently, Florida is one of only five states in the nation that prohibit citizens from buying electricity from companies that will put solar panels on your home or business."
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By Amy Sherman • January 16, 2015
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 the governor's State of the State address:
"Georgia is now the eighth most populous state in the nation, moving from the number 10 position in just four years."
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By April Hunt • January 16, 2015
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on January 7, 2015 a tweet:
Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago."  
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By Tom Kertscher • January 14, 2015
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