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Search results for "A Redditor emailed Ken Thompson about the UNICS to UNIX namechange and actually got a reply"

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John Fetterman stated on February 01, 2016 in in a Reddit AMA:
 "I am the only candidate that has endorsed Bernie Sanders for President. In PA, I've got Bernie's back."  
By Cassie Owens• February 4, 2016
Chain email stated on March 02, 2012 in a chain email.:
Says a Barack Obama "black imposter" joke got a standing ovation at San Angelo rodeo.
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2012
Allan Fung stated on August 18, 2014 in a news release:
"Nazi imagery [was used] by the Block for Governor campaign to describe supporters of Allan Fung for Governor."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 24, 2014
Sam Houston stated on December 13, 2013 in a campaign web page:
Says he would have "almost twice the actual experience practicing law" Greg Abbott did on becoming attorney general of Texas.
By Sue Owen• December 16, 2013
Tommy Thompson stated on September 06, 2012 in an email :
An aide "acted on his own" and "was not representing the Thompson campaign" when he sent an email criticizing the sexual orientation of U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin.
By James B. Nelson• September 17, 2012
Mark Neumann stated on May 14, 2012 in a website alert:
"Victory! Republicans by 2 to 1 vote to endorse Mark Neumann on first ballot at GOP convention."
By Dave Umhoefer• May 18, 2012
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 15, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it."
By Tom Kertscher• November 2, 2012
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk funded a Neuralink implant procedure for a 7-year-old girl “who was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder.”
By Loreben Tuquero• April 1, 2025
Justin Nelson stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet:
Says "our indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton is back to being the only statewide official in the country under indictment."  
By W. Gardner Selby• June 7, 2018
Bloggers stated on April 28, 2017 in Internet posts:
"Ted Nugent killed in hunting accident."
By Joshua Gillin• May 1, 2017
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 22, 2012 in a campaign email:
Says 7,000 millionaires "gamed the system to pay no income taxes."
By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2012
Dennis Richardson stated on September 09, 2013 in a newsletter.:
"More than 400 car crashes occur each year on the current, congested Columbia River Bridge."
By Ian K. Kullgren• September 20, 2013
Fred Thompson stated on October 09, 2007 in a debate in Dearborn, Mich.:
"The Iraq Study Group reported that (Saddam Hussein) had designs on reviving his nuclear program."
By Ryan Kelly• October 9, 2007
Wendy Davis stated on March 14, 2016 in an interview with Texas Monthly:
"Texas is one of only a handful of states that does not have an equal pay law."
By Eleanor Dearman• May 27, 2016
Tommy Thompson stated on October 27, 2012 in an interview:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tammy Baldwin supported a federal budget "that spent trillions -- not billions, trillions -- more money than the Obama budget."
By Tom Kertscher• October 5, 2012
Facebook posts stated on September 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says an image depicts Hurricane Dorian over the Bahamas.
By Daniel Funke• September 5, 2019
Barbara Comstock stated on February 19, 2014 in a Facebook post.:
Says five Democratic state senators were for her bicycle tailgating bill "before they were against it."
By Sean Gorman• March 10, 2014
Donald Trump stated on January 22, 2025 in an interview:
The U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.”
By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• January 24, 2025
Ken Mercer stated on February 19, 2010 in an advertisement:
Challenger Tim Tuggey "is a lobbyist who donated over $41,000 to Democrats who support abortion and same-sex marriage."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2010
Sharlene Leurig stated on February 09, 2015 in an Austin City Council workshop:
"Austin is the only city in an arid landscape in the western United States dependent on a single source of water."
By Andra Lim• May 18, 2015

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By • October 21, 2010

Mailbag: "Are you kidding me?"

By Tim Murphy• November 30, 2013

Tommy v. Tammy II: Senate debate roundup

By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• October 19, 2012

Wendy Davis says Texas has no ‘equal pay’ law; it has a couple

By W. Gardner Selby• May 27, 2016

The Message Machine: Colorado edition

By Angie Drobnic Holan• July 26, 2010

Can the Jan. 6 committee get to the truth about the attack — and get Americans to believe it?

By Jon Greenberg• December 1, 2021

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By Sean Gorman, Julie Kliegman, Nancy Madsen• October 22, 2013

Roundup: Our Republican U.S. Senate primary primer

By Tom Kertscher• August 13, 2012

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By Wes Allison• November 27, 2007

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By Tom Kertscher• June 22, 2012

Fact-checking voting laws: a year-end report

By Amy Sherman• December 19, 2013

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By Dave Umhoefer• October 27, 2012

Tommy vs. Tammy: A US Senate debate primer

By Tom Kertscher• September 27, 2012

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By W. Gardner Selby• July 25, 2018

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McAuliffe's car troubles persist

By Nancy Madsen• August 11, 2013

PolitiFact Virginia fact-checks the campaign for governor

By Warren Fiske, Angie Drobnic Holan, Nancy Madsen• July 22, 2013

Thompson's first role: factory worker

By John Frank• October 18, 2007