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Statements about Children
Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Half-True

It's complicated

"Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime."

Dan Becker

Dan Becker

False

Issue has already had its day in court

"This is the first time since Roe was decided in 1973 that a court has granted personhood status to the preborn."

College presidents

College presidents

Mostly True

Unfortunate shooting statistics

In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.

Rashad Taylor

Rashad Taylor

True

Sad, but true

"More children die in agricultural jobs than in any other industry."

Paul Broun

Paul Broun

False

Chester the Cheetah's not dead yet

Stimulus money funded a government board that made recommendations that would cost 378,000 jobs and $28.3 billion in sales. 

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

True

Bleak stats weigh heavy on our minds

"Georgia has the second-highest rate of childhood obesity in the United States."

Nathan Deal

Nathan Deal

Mostly False

No, Barnes isn't pro-evildoer

Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.

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