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Hillary Clinton stated on August 21, 2007: "Let's pay attention to kids who are not going to college, which ends up being about 60 percent of the kids... and get them trained for the jobs that are there. Because, you know, there are auto mechanic jobs paying $50,000, $60,000 that they can't get filled. There are airline mechanic jobs paying a lot of money that can't get filled." Remarks at AFSCME forum 6/19/2007 Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2007 in a TV ad.: "He's leading by example, refusing contributions from PACs and Washington lobbyists." Fred Thompson stated on August 20, 2007 in an ABC radio commentary.: "... study after study has shown that the death penalty deters murders." Joe Biden stated on May 23, 2007 in a news release.: "Roadside bombs are responsible for 70 percent of casualties in Iraq and these new mine-resistant vehicles can reduce those casualties by two-thirds." 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." Mike Huckabee stated on June 5, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: "I'll tell you what I can tell this country: If they want a president who doesn't believe in God, there's probably plenty of choices." Rudy Giuliani stated on July 30, 2007 in a speech in Laconia, New Hampshire.: "Democrats are kind of falling over each other seeing who can raise taxes faster. It looks like they're going to raise taxes anywhere between 20 to 30 percent." Bill Richardson stated on May 10, 2007 in a TV Ad.: "I used tax cuts to help create over 80,000 jobs in New Mexico." Hillary Clinton stated on July 22, 2007 in Washington, DC: "Corporate profits are up, CEO pay is up, but average wages of Americans are flat." Sam Brownback stated on June 8, 2007: "I'm for a three-state political solution in Iraq. (Romney) is not." Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East." Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2007 in Detroit, Mich.: "Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon." Bill Richardson stated on May 10, 2007 in a TV Ad.: New Mexico moved "up to" sixth in the nation in job growth. Tom Tancredo stated on May 15, 2007 in Columbia, S.C.: "For every single scientist that tells you (global warming is) happening and that it's our fault...I can stack up another group of reports that say just the opposite." John Edwards stated on May 12, 2007 in a story by Reuters wire service.: "We now have the greatest income inequality since the Great Depression." Bill Richardson stated on May 10, 2007 in a TV ad.: "New Mexico was 46th in teacher pay (when he was elected), now we're 29th." Tommy Thompson stated on May 1, 2007 in the Web.: "Tommy Thompson is the father of welfare reform, creating the groundbreaking Wisconsin Works program in Wisconsin that became the model for national and international reforms." Tommy Thompson stated on May 1, 2007 in his campaign Web site.: "Tommy Thompson created the first school choice program in the nation, giving thousands of Milwaukee students the choice of where they go to school – no matter where they live or how much money their parents make."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 21, 2007: "Let's pay attention to kids who are not going to college, which ends up being about 60 percent of the kids... and get them trained for the jobs that are there. Because, you know, there are auto mechanic jobs paying $50,000, $60,000 that they can't get filled. There are airline mechanic jobs paying a lot of money that can't get filled." Remarks at AFSCME forum 6/19/2007
Barack Obama stated on August 21, 2007 in a TV ad.: "He's leading by example, refusing contributions from PACs and Washington lobbyists."
Fred Thompson stated on August 20, 2007 in an ABC radio commentary.: "... study after study has shown that the death penalty deters murders."
Joe Biden stated on May 23, 2007 in a news release.: "Roadside bombs are responsible for 70 percent of casualties in Iraq and these new mine-resistant vehicles can reduce those casualties by two-thirds."
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."
Mike Huckabee stated on June 5, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.: "I'll tell you what I can tell this country: If they want a president who doesn't believe in God, there's probably plenty of choices."
Rudy Giuliani stated on July 30, 2007 in a speech in Laconia, New Hampshire.: "Democrats are kind of falling over each other seeing who can raise taxes faster. It looks like they're going to raise taxes anywhere between 20 to 30 percent."
Bill Richardson stated on May 10, 2007 in a TV Ad.: "I used tax cuts to help create over 80,000 jobs in New Mexico."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 22, 2007 in Washington, DC: "Corporate profits are up, CEO pay is up, but average wages of Americans are flat."
Sam Brownback stated on June 8, 2007: "I'm for a three-state political solution in Iraq. (Romney) is not."
Barack Obama stated on June 19, 2007 in Washington, DC.: "If we increase fuel efficiency standards to 40, 45 miles a gallon, we would have to import zero oil from the Middle East."
Barack Obama stated on May 7, 2007 in Detroit, Mich.: "Both China and Japan have surpassed us, with Japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."
Bill Richardson stated on May 10, 2007 in a TV Ad.: New Mexico moved "up to" sixth in the nation in job growth.
Tom Tancredo stated on May 15, 2007 in Columbia, S.C.: "For every single scientist that tells you (global warming is) happening and that it's our fault...I can stack up another group of reports that say just the opposite."
John Edwards stated on May 12, 2007 in a story by Reuters wire service.: "We now have the greatest income inequality since the Great Depression."
Bill Richardson stated on May 10, 2007 in a TV ad.: "New Mexico was 46th in teacher pay (when he was elected), now we're 29th."
Tommy Thompson stated on May 1, 2007 in the Web.: "Tommy Thompson is the father of welfare reform, creating the groundbreaking Wisconsin Works program in Wisconsin that became the model for national and international reforms."
Tommy Thompson stated on May 1, 2007 in his campaign Web site.: "Tommy Thompson created the first school choice program in the nation, giving thousands of Milwaukee students the choice of where they go to school – no matter where they live or how much money their parents make."
