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Jody Kyle is a researcher for Congressional Quarterly. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 2005 and is currently pursuing a master's degree in security studies at Georgetown University. He lives in Springfield, Va.

Featured Statements

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2008 in an ABC/Politico interview:

"I have something in common with my husband. He never carried caucuses either. He lost all of the ones that I've lost."

By Adriel Bettelheim • February 13, 2008
Barack Obama
stated on January 21, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.:

"I know that Hillary on occasion has said — just last year said this (NAFTA) was a boon to the economy."

By Adriel Bettelheim • January 22, 2008
Barack Obama
stated on January 15, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas:

Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls.

By Bill Adair • January 16, 2008
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
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 2, 2007 in a news release.:

"As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million."

By Miranda Blue • November 14, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:

Thompson "voted against $250,000 caps on damages (and) almost anything that would make our legal system fairer."

By Jody Kyle • October 25, 2007
Mike Huckabee
stated on September 21, 2007 in an interview on MSNBC:

"He's sued gun manufacturers. He was supportive of Brady. He was supportive of things like assault weapon bans."

By Jody Kyle • October 3, 2007
Chris Dodd
stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.:

"We're spending $1.6 billion for all of Latin America in terms of aid and assistance, a fraction of what we're spending in Iraq, the $500 billion we've spent there"

By Jody Kyle • September 14, 2007
Ron Paul
stated on September 5, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H.:

"We've lost over 5,000 Americans over there in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and plus the civilians killed."

By Jody Kyle • September 9, 2007
Barack Obama
stated on September 6, 2007 in the campaign's website.:

"During his tenure in Washington and in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama has accumulated a record of bipartisan success."

By David Baumann • September 9, 2007