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Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on December 7, 2011 a Senate banking subcommittee hearing:
Richard Cordray’s nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau marks the first time in Senate history "that a political party has blocked a nomination of someone because they didn't like the construction of the agency."
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By Stephen Koff • December 12, 2011
stated on December 9, 2011 a column in the New York Times:
Newt Gingrich "has suggested" building "a mirror system in space" could improve the Earth’s habitability.
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By Louis Jacobson • December 12, 2011
City of Atlanta
City of Atlanta
stated on November 28, 2011 a news release:
A database police use to look up wanted suspects excludes certain warrants issued by Atlanta Municipal Court.
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By Willoughby Mariano • December 12, 2011
Jay Webber
Jay Webber
stated on November 28, 2011 an NJToday interview:
Says "our unemployment insurance trust fund is broke. We're over a billion dollars in debt to the federal government."
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By Bill Wichert • December 11, 2011
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.:
The national debt increased $16,000 every second George Allen served in the U.S. Senate.
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By Warren Fiske • December 8, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on December 7, 2011 a debate.:
The United States "is number one in the world in energy resources; Russia is number two."  
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By Jacob Geiger, Warren Fiske • December 8, 2011
Frank Lautenberg
Frank Lautenberg
stated on October 24, 2011 an article on NOLA.com:
"Last year we spent more than $40 billion on highways. And Lord knows we need that. But that's more than we spent on Amtrak in its entire 40-year history." 
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By Caryn Shinske • December 5, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on November 29, 2011 a speech:
Says the unemployment rate for college graduates is 4.4 percent and over 10 percent for noncollege-educated.
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By Eric Stirgus • December 5, 2011
Alan Simpson
Alan Simpson
stated on November 18, 2011 a speech at the City Club of Cleveland:
Says military expenditures for the United States are greater than the combined spending of the next 14 largest nations.
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By Tom Feran • December 5, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 21, 2011 an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.':
Says he followed state law and the precedent of other Massachusetts governors when he erased electronic communications as he left office.
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By Jake Berry • December 2, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on November 29, 2011 an op-ed in the "New Hampshire Union Leader":
The balanced-budget amendment once came within one vote of passing Congress but was defeated because of the no vote from a top Senate Republican, and Rick Santorum says he "stood up and called for him to resign his chairmanship."
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By John Gregg • December 2, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on November 22, 2011 a website alert:
It’s legal to "sign a recall petition (against Gov. Scott Walker) even if you have already signed another recall petition," but only one signature counts  
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By Dave Umhoefer • December 2, 2011
Matt Mackowiak
Matt Mackowiak
stated on December 1, 2011 an opinion column.:
Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term.  
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 2, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 30, 2011 a speech in Scranton, Pa.:
For "the average middle-class family, your taxes today are lower than when I took office."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 1, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 a campaign advertisement:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on a taxpayer protection pledge.
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By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 8, 2011 a news conference:
"We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis."
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By Reginald Fields • November 29, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on abortion.
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By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2011
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on October 31, 2011 a TV interview.:
The U.S. would gain revenue by cutting personal income tax rates in half and ending tax breaks.
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By Warren Fiske • November 25, 2011
Steve Rothman
Steve Rothman
stated on November 2, 2011 a statement in the Congressional Record:
"Currently it costs more than a penny for the U.S. Mint to make a one cent coin and more than a nickel to make the five cent piece."
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By Erin O'Neill • November 24, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on November 22, 2011 a Republican debate in Washington:
Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers.
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By Bill Adair • November 23, 2011
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