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City of Atlanta stated on November 12, 2010 in a press release: Red light camera installed to "promote public safety." Nathan Deal stated on October 15, 2010 in a press release: Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers. Casey Cagle stated on October 11, 2010 in a television ad: "We refused to balance the budget on the backs of our children." Republican Party of Georgia stated on September 7, 2010 in GOP press release: "Barnes opposed the creation of the HOPE Scholarship and campaigned against Zell Miller on the issue." J.B. Powell stated on September 9, 2010 in a news release: Horse racing could boost Georgia's economy by $1 billion a year and create 10,000 to 20,000 jobs. John McCain stated on August 3, 2010 in a report: Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'" Chip Rogers stated on August 19, 2010 in a campaign flyer: "Congress and President Obama have accumulated more debt since he took office than the total amount of debt accumulated during the first 200 years of the United States existence." Brian Robinson stated on August 14, 2010 in a newspaper interview: "Roy Barnes is part of the team that has run up trillions of dollars in debt that Americans will spend years paying off, and they've done it without creating one job." Michael Tyler stated on June 9, 2010 in an op-ed piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "[U]nlike every other major transit system in the nation, MARTA has never received any significant, dedicated funding from the state of Georgia." Johnny Isakson stated on July 28, 2010 in a guest column in The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Allowing all Bush income tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31 "will amount to the largest tax increase in the history of America." Kasim Reed stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: When Atlanta Police Chief George Turner was interim head of the department, overall crime fell 14 percent and violent crime dropped 22.7 percent. Austin Scott stated on July 21, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters: Jim Marshall "votes liberal in Washington ... and we aren't fooled." Georgia politicians stated on July 20, 2010 in political campaign: Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees." Karen Handel stated on July 21, 2010 in an interview on WSB-TV : GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal "is a former Clinton Democrat." Vincent Fort stated on July 6, 2010 in mailer: Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us." Doug MacGinnitie stated on June 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "When you were casting your vote for Republicans, Brian Kemp was voting for Democrats." Rob Teilhet stated on June 5, 2010 in a candidate questionnaire: Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia." Clay Cox stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaign mailer.: "For six years, I served our community as a conservative state legislator. In every one of those years, I helped balance the state's budget." Ken Hodges stated on June 11, 2010 in a campaign flier: "Rob Teilhet, Just another career politician." Nathan Deal stated on May 12, 2010 in in a statement published in the Rome News Tribune.: "Handel endorsed gay adoption" in 2003 when she was running for chairwoman of the Fulton County Commission. Tom Graves stated on June 13, 2009 in a rally: "I've traveled the country advocating for the FairTax ..."
City of Atlanta stated on November 12, 2010 in a press release: Red light camera installed to "promote public safety."
Nathan Deal stated on October 15, 2010 in a press release: Roy Barnes voted against a bill in the state Senate that would have made it easier to convict child abusers.
Casey Cagle stated on October 11, 2010 in a television ad: "We refused to balance the budget on the backs of our children."
Republican Party of Georgia stated on September 7, 2010 in GOP press release: "Barnes opposed the creation of the HOPE Scholarship and campaigned against Zell Miller on the issue."
J.B. Powell stated on September 9, 2010 in a news release: Horse racing could boost Georgia's economy by $1 billion a year and create 10,000 to 20,000 jobs.
John McCain stated on August 3, 2010 in a report: Federal stimulus money went to a Georgia Tech project that will "apparently involve the professor jamming with 'world-renowned musicians' to 'hopefully also create satisfying works of art.'"
Chip Rogers stated on August 19, 2010 in a campaign flyer: "Congress and President Obama have accumulated more debt since he took office than the total amount of debt accumulated during the first 200 years of the United States existence."
Brian Robinson stated on August 14, 2010 in a newspaper interview: "Roy Barnes is part of the team that has run up trillions of dollars in debt that Americans will spend years paying off, and they've done it without creating one job."
Michael Tyler stated on June 9, 2010 in an op-ed piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "[U]nlike every other major transit system in the nation, MARTA has never received any significant, dedicated funding from the state of Georgia."
Johnny Isakson stated on July 28, 2010 in a guest column in The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Allowing all Bush income tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31 "will amount to the largest tax increase in the history of America."
Kasim Reed stated on July 9, 2010 in a press release: When Atlanta Police Chief George Turner was interim head of the department, overall crime fell 14 percent and violent crime dropped 22.7 percent.
Austin Scott stated on July 21, 2010 in an e-mail to supporters: Jim Marshall "votes liberal in Washington ... and we aren't fooled."
Georgia politicians stated on July 20, 2010 in political campaign: Georgia is "the Saudi Arabia of pine trees."
Karen Handel stated on July 21, 2010 in an interview on WSB-TV : GOP candidate for governor Nathan Deal "is a former Clinton Democrat."
Vincent Fort stated on July 6, 2010 in mailer: Says Democratic opponent is "too Republican to stand up for us."
Doug MacGinnitie stated on June 23, 2010 in a campaign commercial: "When you were casting your vote for Republicans, Brian Kemp was voting for Democrats."
Rob Teilhet stated on June 5, 2010 in a candidate questionnaire: Said he is the only Democratic candidate for state attorney general who has "represented the entire state of Georgia."
Clay Cox stated on June 21, 2010 in a campaign mailer.: "For six years, I served our community as a conservative state legislator. In every one of those years, I helped balance the state's budget."
Ken Hodges stated on June 11, 2010 in a campaign flier: "Rob Teilhet, Just another career politician."
Nathan Deal stated on May 12, 2010 in in a statement published in the Rome News Tribune.: "Handel endorsed gay adoption" in 2003 when she was running for chairwoman of the Fulton County Commission.
Tom Graves stated on June 13, 2009 in a rally: "I've traveled the country advocating for the FairTax ..."
