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Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on September 7, 2011 a television interview
"The Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks, and some of them foreign banks, so that they could stabilize their operations."
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By Peter Krouse • September 28, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 24, 2011 a speech in Orlando at Presidency 5
"At nearly 19 million people, the population of Florida is larger than all the earlier primary and caucus states combined."
True
By Becky Bowers • September 27, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 19, 2011 a television interview
"We have 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • September 26, 2011
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on September 16, 2011 an opinion article
Says "as a share of the US economy, the government’s support for research and development (R&D) has fallen by nearly two-thirds since the 1960s."
True
By Erin O'Neill • September 26, 2011
Carla Smith
Carla Smith
stated on September 13, 2011 a meeting
The city of Atlanta has either the highest or second-highest average water bills in the country.
True
By Eric Stirgus • September 23, 2011
Building a Better Ohio
Building a Better Ohio
stated on September 6, 2011 a campaign commercial
Toledo Mayor "Mike Bell (once) lost his job as a firefighter because his city ran out of money."
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By Tom Feran • September 23, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on September 1, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Florida.
Says Rick Perry "provided in-state tuition... for illegal immigrants."
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By Sue Owen • September 23, 2011
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on July 29, 2011 a Senate speech
"In 1976, the first year that Pell Grants were fully funded, a full Pell Grant paid 72 percent of the cost of attendance at a typical four-year public college. Today, a full Pell Grant covers just 34 percent of those costs.
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By Edward Fitzpatrick • September 22, 2011
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 1, 2011 an interview
"[The state ethics commission] took absolutely the same percent of cuts as most other state agencies. … They were somewhere in the 7 percent range – same as the governor’s office."
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By Chris Joyner • September 21, 2011
Michael Skindell
Michael Skindell
stated on September 7, 2011 a news conference
Says that  in the recent year homeowners across Ohio have signed mineral rights agreements "and I understand that over a billion dollars worth of leases have been signed to date."
True
By Henry J. Gomez • September 20, 2011
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on September 4, 2011 a letter posted on a blog
Says an amendment specifying when military members may use deadly force "does nothing to change existing rules of engagement for American service members."
True
By Lynn Arditi • September 18, 2011
Save Our Springs Alliance
Save Our Springs Alliance
stated on August 16, 2011 a newsletter post.
"Ten years ago the Austin Water Utility used a total of 240.3 million gallons. Every summer since then our peak day of water use has been lower."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2011
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on September 13, 2011 a discussion on Fox News' "Hannity"
Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, "you can sue if you are unemployed and don't get the job and think you weren't hired because you are unemployed."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 15, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 12, 2011 the CNN-Tea Party Express debate in Tampa
"In writing his book, Gov. Perry pointed out that … by any measure Social Security has been a failure."
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By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2011
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on August 27, 2011 an opinion column
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved "only one out of 376 amendments offered by Assembly Democrats" in 2011.
True
September 11, 2011
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on September 6, 2011 a speech in Lower Manhattan
"Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined."
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By Bill Wichert • September 11, 2011
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on September 1, 2011 an article
"Two days of interest we pay to China is enough to buy one joint strike fighter [jet]."
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By Eric Stirgus • September 9, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on September 7, 2011 a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library
"The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."
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By Louis Jacobson • September 8, 2011
Tom Kean
Tom Kean
stated on August 30, 2011 a radio interview on WNYC
Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.
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By Bill Wichert • September 8, 2011
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on August 28, 2011 a newspaper column
Says the federal government is "the largest energy user in the country."
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By Tom Feran • September 7, 2011
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