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Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on May 6, 2014 a news conference
Congress used earmarks "for more than 200 years."
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By Tim Ryan • May 13, 2014
John Garamendi
John Garamendi
stated on May 5, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"
"During the George W. Bush period, there were 13 attacks on various embassies and consulates around the world. Sixty people died."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2014
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on May 11, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union."
The CBO says that if you raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "half a million people would lose their jobs."
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By Julie Kliegman • May 11, 2014
Karen Handel
Karen Handel
stated on April 21, 2014 a press release
Says U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue flip-flopped on releasing his tax returns.
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By Eric Stirgus • May 9, 2014
Deborah Kafoury
Deborah Kafoury
stated on April 15, 2014 a campaign website statement
"When Deborah took office, the (Sellwood Bridge) project had languished for years, with only $11 million in funds. With her leadership the remaining funding was secured that got the project moving forward."
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By Dana Tims • May 8, 2014
Dan Kaufman
Dan Kaufman
stated on March 29, 2014 an opinion article
A 2013 state law would allow the operator of an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin to "fill in pristine streams and ponds with mine waste."  
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By James B. Nelson • May 8, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 6, 2014 a keynote speech
"A small majority of Americans don’t think they like the Affordable Care Act, but a large majority of Americans don’t want to do away with the protections that are in the Affordable Care Act."
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By Julie Kliegman • May 7, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 23, 2014 a press conference
Roughly 500,000 Georgians -- or about 5 percent of the state’s residents -- have gone through a background check to legally obtain a Georgia weapons carry license.
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By Nancy Badertscher • May 6, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on April 15, 2014 a tweet.
Says Virginia House Republicans are sacrificing $5 million a day in U.S. funds by refusing to expand Medicaid.
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By Nancy Madsen • May 5, 2014
Wilton Gregory
Wilton Gregory
stated on March 31, 2014 in the Georgia Bulletin, the Catholic newspaper
The Cathedral of Christ the King is one of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s largest and fastest-growing parishes.                                                                                                              
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By Nancy Badertscher • May 2, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on April 27, 2014 a TV ad
Says Scott Brown "voted to give oil companies big tax breaks."
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By Julie Kliegman • April 30, 2014
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on April 25, 2014 a speech to the NRA
"No other country has a constitutional right" like the Second Amendment.
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By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2014
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on April 15, 2014 a debate over immigration issues with state Sen. Dan Patrick
Up "to 45 percent" of illegal immigrants "are not people that physically crossed the southern border or northern border. They are visa overstayers."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 28, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 22, 2014 a TV ad.
Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."
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By Nancy Madsen • April 28, 2014
Neera Tanden
Neera Tanden
stated on April 27, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"95 percent of the income gains in the last few years have gone to the top 1 percent."
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By Jon Greenberg • April 27, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 16, 2014 a radio interview
"In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s."
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By Dave Umhoefer • April 27, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on March 24, 2014 news release.
Ed Gillespie’s 2006 book "promoted an individual health care mandate, and recommends that it be enforced by the IRS through the income tax code."
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By Sean Gorman • April 27, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on April 8, 2014 a news release
"In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns."
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April 23, 2014
Don Balfour
Don Balfour
stated on April 11, 2014 a flier
"When you get a commercial pilot’s license, you learn to communicate in English no matter where you are in the world."
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By Eric Stirgus • April 22, 2014
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on April 20, 2014 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union."
"One thing that is much more unpopular than the Affordable Care Act is repealing the Affordable Care Act."
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By Steve Contorno • April 21, 2014
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