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Stephen Carter
Stephen Carter
stated on December 4, 2014 an opinion piece in "Bloomberg Views":
"More than 70 percent of American adults have committed a crime that could lead to imprisonment."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • December 8, 2014
Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on December 7, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week":
Says President Barack Obama "has lost more members of the House and more members of the Senate than any president ever has lost" in modern times.
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By Jon Greenberg • December 7, 2014
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 5, 2014 a meme on social media:
"In 1990, the U.S. led the world in the percentage of 25-34 year olds with college degrees. Today we are in 12th place."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 5, 2014
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on December 2, 2014 a committee hearing:
President Barack Obama "said over 20 times he did not have the legal authority" to act as he did on immigration.
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 5, 2014
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms
stated on November 28, 2014 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed became a city resident in the last annexation, opening the door to his candidacy.
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By April Hunt • December 3, 2014
Mario Loyola
Mario Loyola
stated on November 5, 2014 an opinion piece:
"Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden."
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By Dave Umhoefer • December 1, 2014
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on November 20, 2014 a news release.:
"Every president since Eisenhower has taken executive action to address immigration issues."
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By Louis Jacobson, Nancy Madsen • November 30, 2014
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on November 9, 2014 a TV interview:
"Our median income here in Providence is the same as the median income in Mississippi."
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By Katie Mulvaney • November 27, 2014
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 23, 2014 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
Says "93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks."
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By Jon Greenberg • November 25, 2014
Jason Stanford
Jason Stanford
stated on November 17, 2014 a commentary:
"Texas had the worst voter participation in the country" in the November 2014 elections.
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By Dylan Baddour • November 25, 2014
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on November 17, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show":
On immigration, what reports say President Barack Obama "plans to do is roughly on the same scale" as what President George H.W. Bush did.  
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By Jon Greenberg • November 24, 2014
Kathleen Murphy
Kathleen Murphy
stated on November 18, 2014 a campaign website:
"The NRA supported background checks..."
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By Sean Gorman • November 24, 2014
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 5, 2014 an interview:
In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. 
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By Tom Kertscher • November 21, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 20, 2014 a speech:
The Orange County, Florida, school board "voted to make it impossible for a student to receive a grade below 50."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • November 20, 2014
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on November 13, 2014 a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show":
Repeal of Obamacare would "take away health care for 10.3 million Americans" who have received coverage since Oct. 1, 2013.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • November 18, 2014
Edward Lindsey
Edward Lindsey
stated on November 10, 2014 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:
Georgia has some of the highest gas taxes in the Southeast but one of the lowest taxes on gasoline for transportation in the nation.
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By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • November 18, 2014
Jack Seiler
Jack Seiler
stated on November 5, 2014 a news release:
"No one was taken into custody" for feeding the homeless.
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By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2014
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on November 12, 2014 a press conference:
Austin mayoral candidate "Steve Adler admitted his law firm worked with Koch Industries for nearly a decade."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 14, 2014
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on November 7, 2014 an interview:
Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2014
United for Care
United for Care
stated on November 6, 2014 a tweet:
Amendment 2 on medical marijuana won a higher percentage of the vote than the last six Florida governors, including Jeb Bush’s 2002 landslide.
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By Joshua Gillin • November 13, 2014
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