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Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 in a debate:
"In the last six years of Cianci’s administration violent crime was down in the United States. It was down in the region. It was down in Rhode Island. But it was up in Providence."  
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By Alex Kuffner • October 6, 2014
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on September 16, 2014 in an ad:
"Most people in New Hampshire want to raise the minimum wage. (State Rep. Marilinda) Garcia opposes it."
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By Al McKeon, Jonathan Van Fleet • October 3, 2014
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on September 16, 2014 in an ad:
Republican House candidate Marilinda Garcia "even opposes closing the loophole that allows dangerous criminals to get a gun without a background check."
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By Al McKeon, Jonathan Van Fleet • October 3, 2014
Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan
stated on September 29, 2014 in an interview on "CNN Tonight":
Says female genital mutilation is "a central African problem," not an Islamic problem, as Bill Maher suggested.
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By Katie Sanders • October 2, 2014
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on September 30, 2014 in a campaign ad:
Says Sen. Kay Hagan "has missed half of the (Senate Armed Services) Committee's hearings in 2014."
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By Steve Contorno • October 2, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview:
"We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools.
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 2, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview:
Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started."  
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By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2014
LZ Granderson
LZ Granderson
stated on September 28, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says President Barack Obama has launched "twice as many strikes (on) countries that are predominantly Muslim" than President George W. Bush.
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By Lauren Carroll • September 28, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad:
"Thanks to our reforms, the average family will have an extra $322 to spend."
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By Dave Umhoefer • September 26, 2014
Jay Wiley
Jay Wiley
stated on September 15, 2014 in an Austin City Council candidate forum:
Austin has "over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.:
"The FBI is involved in an investigation about people in the Rio Grande Valley who are using cocaine to buy votes."      
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 24, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on September 19, 2014 in a debate in the Rio Grande Valley.:
Greg Abbott "heads up a party whose platform calls for the repeal of the Voting Rights Act."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 24, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 23, 2014 in television ad:
Jason Carter "actually opposed more funding for education in the Senate."
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By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • September 24, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on September 15, 2014 in a radio ad:
In 2012, "Wall Street" gave Scott Brown "more campaign contributions than any other candidate -- $5.3 million."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 19, 2014
Julie Pace
Julie Pace
stated on September 11, 2014 in a question to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest:
The Obama administration is using as its "legal justification for these airstrikes (on the Islamic State), an authorization for military force that the president himself has called for repeal of."  
Mostly True
By Derek Tsang • September 18, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2014 in a Facebook graphic:
"There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment."
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By Steve Contorno • September 18, 2014
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2014 in an interview on ESPN's "Mike and Mike":
"Much more than 50 percent of parents out there are spankers."  
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By Jon Greenberg • September 17, 2014
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on September 3, 2014 in a campaign web page:
"57% of the jobs created" in Austin "from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2014
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on September 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
Of the 98 top oxycodone-dispensing doctors who used to live in Florida, "today, there are none."
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By Joshua Gillin • September 16, 2014
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on September 14, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Children who witness domestic violence are "twice as likely to commit it themselves."  
Mostly True
By Derek Tsang • September 16, 2014
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