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LZ Granderson
LZ Granderson
stated on September 28, 2014 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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."  
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By Derek Tsang • September 18, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2014 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 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 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 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 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Children who witness domestic violence are "twice as likely to commit it themselves."  
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By Derek Tsang • September 16, 2014
Mike Wise
Mike Wise
stated on September 14, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell interviewed domestic abuse victim Janay Rice with Ray Rice present and for "every domestic violence agency, every law enforcement agency, that’s a no-no."
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By Katie Sanders • September 14, 2014
Robert Sarvis
Robert Sarvis
stated on September 1, 2014 a speech:
"Over 40 of our 100 (House of) Delegates seats go uncontested every year, and over 40 percent of our state senate seats go uncontested every year."
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By Sean Gorman • September 14, 2014
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on September 2, 2014 an interview:
Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."  
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By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 10, 2014 an interview on CNN:
Says President Obama "has never made a statement ... that he wanted a residual force left (in Iraq)."
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By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
Ending Spending Action Fund
Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on August 29, 2014 a radio ad:
Says Michelle Nunn has acknowledged allowing a convicted felon to hold a fundraiser for her.
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By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • September 12, 2014
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 10, 2014 an interview on CNN:
"(Obama's) entire national security team, including his secretary of state, said we want to arm and train and equip (Syrian rebel forces), and he made the unilateral decision to turn them down."  
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By Steve Contorno • September 11, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 9, 2014 a TV ad:
Says Rick Scott "thinks employers should be able to deny women coverage for birth control."
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By Amy Sherman • September 11, 2014
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