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Georgia Democrats
Georgia Democrats
stated on December 21, 2011 an online fundraising bid
"Republicans are attempting to remove Barack Obama from Georgia’s Presidential Ballot in 2012."
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By Willoughby Mariano • January 17, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 3, 2012 a meeting
"Five members of [the Common Cause Georgia] board accepted maximum campaign contributions."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • January 12, 2012
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on December 8, 2011 a letter
Congress gave an unelected board "the power to deny care to seniors."
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By Eric Stirgus • January 6, 2012
Curtis Foltz
Curtis Foltz
stated on November 8, 2011 an op-ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"The study of the Savannah River Estuary . . . clearly demonstrates the project can be constructed and [environmental] impacts will be mitigated."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • December 14, 2011
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on November 30, 2011 a press release
"[Former Georgia congressman] Bob Barr voted ... to raise his own pay."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • December 9, 2011
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on November 18, 2011 an op-ed
"By fiscal year 2013, the state is expected to wipe through [HOPE scholarship] reserve funds."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • November 28, 2011
Phil Gingrey
Phil Gingrey
stated on September 15, 2011 a press release
"[A]n extra 8 million Americans [are] projected to join state Medicaid programs in the next few years."
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By Willoughby Mariano • November 15, 2011
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
stated on October 28, 2011 a press release
In Georgia, "hard-earned lottery dollars are doled out to the scion[s] of wealthy families."
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By Willoughby Mariano • November 9, 2011
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on October 4, 2011
"Current projections indicate that Medicare will go bankrupt by 2017, while Social Security will bottom out by 2037."
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By Willoughby Mariano • October 14, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 30, 2011 a speech
Coca-Cola’s CEO "said he finds it easier to do work in China than in the United States."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • October 10, 2011
Jennette Gayer
Jennette Gayer
stated on September 15, 2011 a meeting
"We have had over 40 days this summer where it was unsafe to breathe the air."
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By Eric Stirgus • September 30, 2011
David Scott
David Scott
stated on September 9, 2011 a WABE-FM (90.1) radio interview
Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, states would no longer have to lay off teachers, firefighters and police officers.
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By Willoughby Mariano • September 16, 2011
Yolanda Adrean
Yolanda Adrean
stated on June 20, 2011 Website
"We [the city of Atlanta] are overbuilt on housing."
Half-True
By M.B. Pell • September 7, 2011
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
stated on December 20, 2010 an article
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals estimates 200 animals will be spared annually as the result of former President Bill Clinton adopting a vegan diet.
Half-True
By M.B. Pell • August 31, 2011
Chip Rogers
Chip Rogers
stated on July 11, 2011 a town hall meeting
"Recent international reports show the United States near the bottom among industrialized nations for k-12 academic achievement."
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By Eric Stirgus • August 23, 2011
Jack Murphy
Jack Murphy
stated on June 27, 2011 a press release
Georgia’s illegal-immigration legislation "simply follows existing federal law."
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By Eric Stirgus • July 18, 2011
Shirley Franklin
Shirley Franklin
stated on July 9, 2011 a television interview
"95 percent of teachers and principals are not implicated in the [Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal] report at all."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 15, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 13, 2011 a Republican presidential debate
If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson, Willoughby Mariano • June 14, 2011
Gary Black
Gary Black
stated on June 2, 2011 Interview
Workers who pick produce in Georgia’s fields can make $12 to $18 an hour.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 14, 2011
Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano
stated on May 7, 2011 a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
"We have seized more currency, more drugs, more outbound arms in the past year than any year in our country’s history."
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By Willoughby Mariano • June 3, 2011
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