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Search results for "Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax killed his wife before taking his own life in their home"

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Terry McAuliffe stated on April 01, 2019 in :
On a bill that would have eased third-trimester abortion resrictions  
By Warren Fiske• April 9, 2019
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus stated on January 28, 2014 in a floor debate.:
On sharing power with Republicans
By Sean Gorman• January 29, 2014
Aaron Rouse stated on December 23, 2022 in a TV ad.:
“Kevin Adams wants to ban abortion.”
By Warren Fiske• January 5, 2023
Bob McDonnell stated on April 11, 2012 in a TV interview.:
Says a bill requiring ultrasounds before abortions "was supported by Republicans and Democrats."
By Warren Fiske• April 13, 2012
Donald Trump stated on February 11, 2019 in a rally.:
Says Gov. Ralph Northam "stated that he would even allow a newborn baby to come out into the world... then talk to the mother and talk to the father and then execute the baby."  
By Warren Fiske• February 20, 2019
Kim Gray stated on March 03, 2020 in a radio interview.:
“Even Fairfax County doesn’t pay the kind of (school administration) salaries that Richmond is paying right now.”
By Warren Fiske• April 1, 2020
Joe Manchin stated on October 08, 2010 in a campaign ad:
John Raese's wife "is registered to vote in Florida so she can't even vote for him."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 14, 2010
Viral image stated on February 02, 2019 in a Facebook post:
A photograph shows a younger Donald Trump posing with his parents who are in Ku Klux Klan robes.
By Samantha Putterman• February 4, 2019
Facebook posts stated on September 01, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Barack Obama’s late chef’s wife comes out to expose Obama family.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 6, 2023
Winsome Earle-Sears stated on May 12, 2022 in a TV interview.:
Merrick Garland “sicced the police on parents when they were at the school boards simply trying to be heard for the safety of their children.”
By Warren Fiske• May 23, 2022
Gavin Newsom stated on December 05, 2015 in a campaign email:
"So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days." 
By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2016
Justin Amash stated on July 01, 2014 in a campaign ad:
"Justin Amash is rated Michigan’s No. 1 conservative" by National Right to Life.
By Steve Contorno• July 7, 2014
X posts stated on August 29, 2024 in X posts:
President Joe Biden “did a campaign ad at the graves in Arlington in 2020.”
By Loreben Tuquero• August 30, 2024
Facebook posts stated on May 18, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“While California is dying … Gavin (Newsom) is vacationing in Stevensville, MT!”
By Bill McCarthy• May 22, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 27, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Virginia voters are being turned away from polling locations because they were told they already requested absentee ballots when they haven’t.
By Samantha Putterman• October 29, 2021
The Gateway Pundit stated on October 30, 2021 in an article:
“Fairfax County is not requiring the last four digits of Social Security Numbers on absentee ballots in this election.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 1, 2021
Virginia House Democratic Caucus stated on March 05, 2020 in Voting record:
On a referendum that could strip legislators of their redistricting power.
By Warren Fiske• March 24, 2020
Alan Grayson stated on September 25, 2010 in a TV ad.:
Says Daniel Webster thinks wives should submit to their husbands.
By Aaron Sharockman• September 28, 2010
Republican Party of Texas stated on August 30, 2010 in a press release.:
Jim Dunnam "has not lived in the district he represents for years now."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 6, 2010
Rick Perry stated on June 27, 2013 in a speech at National Right to Life convention, Grapevine, Texas.:
Says Wendy Davis, "born into difficult circumstances," was the daughter of a single mother and a teenage mother herself.
By W. Gardner Selby• June 28, 2013

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By Miriam Valverde• March 1, 2018

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By Tom Kertscher• April 4, 2022

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By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2020

Ken Paxton no longer nation's only indicted statewide official

By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2018

Fact-checking the first McAuliffe-Youngkin debate

By Warren Fiske• September 17, 2021

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Tim Kaine attack on 'Meet the Press'

By Lauren Carroll, Warren Fiske, Katie Sanders• July 24, 2016

And the top-read Virginia Truth-O-Meter from 2014 is...

By Nancy Madsen• December 31, 2014

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By Jeff Cercone• November 6, 2022

Fact-checking Alan Grayson's 'Taliban Dan Webster' ad

By Aaron Sharockman• September 28, 2010

On the road in Iowa with PolitiFact and GOP candidates, 4 months before the caucuses

By Katie Sanders• September 18, 2023

Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2025

Fact-checking the second McAuliffe-Youngkin debate

By Warren Fiske• October 1, 2021

Jan. 6 hearing focuses on Donald Trump’s pressure on states to overturn the vote

By Jon Greenberg• June 22, 2022

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Democrats pound Rick Perry

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