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Club for Growth
stated on December 26, 2007 in a TV ad:

"As governor, Mike Huckabee supported higher income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, grocery taxes, tobacco taxes, beer taxes, Internet taxes, nursing home bed taxes."

By Bill Adair • December 26, 2007

Hillary Clinton
stated on December 18, 2007 in a comment to a shopper at a supermarket in Des Moines, Iowa.:

"I can't sign money. That's illegal."

By Bill Adair • December 19, 2007

Rudy Giuliani
stated on December 12, 2007 in a debate in Johnston, Iowa:

"We reduced abortion. We increased adoptions by 135 percent."

By Bill Adair, Tom Tobin • December 13, 2007

Joe Biden
stated on December 12, 2007 in a TV ad:

"When Pakistan erupted in crisis, I spoke to Musharraf before Bush did."

By Bill Adair • December 12, 2007

Hillary Clinton
stated on November 20, 2007 in a speech in Shenandoah, Iowa:

"A ham and cheese sandwich on one slice of bread is the responsibility of the USDA ... But a ham and cheese sandwich on two slices of bread is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration."

By Bill Adair • December 10, 2007

Mitt Romney
stated on November 28, 2007 in a debate in St. Petersburg:

The Red Sox waited "87 long years" to win the World Series.

By Bill Adair • November 29, 2007

Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.:

Romney failed to take action against "sanctuary cities" in Massachusetts.

By Bill Adair • November 28, 2007

Mitt Romney
stated on November 28, 2007 in a debate in St. Petersburg, Fla.:

"The mayor said … 'if you happen to be in this country in an undocumented status . . . then we welcome you here. We want you here. We'll protect you here.' "

By Bill Adair • November 28, 2007

Chain email
stated on November 8, 2007 in an e-mail circulated by many people.:

Obama "refused to not only put his hand on his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance, but refused to say the pledge."

By Bill Adair • November 8, 2007

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 25, 2007 in :

Sen. Obama "made the very argument he is now criticizing back in November 2006."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 29, 2007

Mitt Romney
stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:

President Clinton "reduced the scale of our military dramatically."

By Bill Adair • October 22, 2007

Chain email
stated on October 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.:

Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers."

By Bill Adair • October 20, 2007

Chain email
stated on September 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.:

"The Clintons now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of (a) Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment."

By Bill Adair • October 20, 2007

Bill Richardson
stated on September 26, 2007 in a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.:

"Today New Mexico (has) the sixth-fastest growing economy."

By Bill Adair • September 27, 2007

Mitt Romney
stated on August 14, 2007 in a campaign event carried on CNN.:

"Mayor Giuliani made New York City what's known as a 'sanctuary city,' where illegal aliens were allowed to come. And he instructed the leaders of the city not to enforce the law, not to enforce immigration law."

By Bill Adair • September 24, 2007

Ron Paul
stated on September 17, 2007 in a statement on his campaign Web site.:

"Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution."

By Bill Adair, Nell Benton • September 17, 2007

Duncan Hunter
stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.:

Guantanamo detainees "get taxpayer-paid-for prayer rugs…they had honey-glazed chicken and rice pilaf."

By Bill Adair • September 10, 2007

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.:

"About 40 percent of Hispanic homeowners have subprime mortgages."

By Bill Adair • September 10, 2007

Joe Biden
stated on July 4, 2007 in Des Moines, Iowa.:

"The president is brain-dead."

By Bill Adair • August 24, 2007

Chris Dodd
stated on May 23, 2007 in a TV ad.:

"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have changed their positions (on the Iraq war withdrawal) to follow Chris Dodd."

By Bill Adair • August 10, 2007

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