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Jon Huntsman was the governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009. He served as ambassador to China from 2009 to 2011. He is a Republican candidate for president in 2012.

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Jon Huntsman
stated on January 9, 2012 in comments to reporters in Concord, N.H.:

"What’s clear is (Romney) likes firing people."

By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2012
Jon Huntsman
stated on January 8, 2012 in an NBC-Facebook debate in Concord, N.H.:

Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal went from President Barack Obama's desk to "the garbage can."

By Becky Bowers • January 8, 2012
Jon Huntsman
stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.:

"I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better."

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2012
Jon Huntsman
stated on December 15, 2011 in a Republican presidential primary debate:

"In this country … we have more natural gas than Saudi Arabia has oil."

By Maryalice Gill • December 16, 2011
Jon Huntsman
stated on December 12, 2011 in a debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.:

"You look at defense … we're spending more than the rest of the world combined."

By Jake Berry • December 13, 2011

New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on August 29, 2011 in a statement on the state Democratic website.:

Says Jon Huntsman supports changes in Medicare that would deny guaranteed benefits to 980,000 New Hampshire residents.

By Jon Greenberg • September 6, 2011
Richard Swett
stated on June 21, 2011 in a conference call with reporters.:

Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman "said that the Recovery Act wasn't large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus funds. Now he's saying that he never supported it."

By Jake Berry • July 3, 2011

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