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Search results for "Thirty football players join the suit against Ohio State involving the sexual abuse by Dr. Strauss"

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Colin Schmitt stated on January 14, 2021 in a news conference:
“We have scientific data, from all different levels, but particularly from the high school sports levels, from numerous different states that shows that it is safe to play what New York is considering high-risk sports.”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• January 26, 2021
Larry Fedora stated on July 18, 2018 in an interview:
"I don’t think it’s been proven that the game of football causes CTE."
By Paul Specht• July 26, 2018
Jerry Jones stated on March 22, 2016 in remarks to reporters at NFL annual meeting:
Says it’s "absurd" to say there’s enough data to establish a link between playing football and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
By W. Gardner Selby• April 22, 2016
Viral image stated on September 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Jacob Blake’s “14-year-old rape victim.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 22, 2020
David Cicilline stated on October 23, 2012 in a TV ad:
"The truth is David Cicilline voted for tougher laws against child abusers, domestic abusers and abusers of the elderly."
By John Hill• October 30, 2012
E. Gordon Gee stated on October 04, 2011 in a comment to a reporter:
"We are the poster child for compliance, and whenever we discover possible infractions we resolve and report it to the NCAA no matter how minor the violations."
By Aaron Marshall• October 31, 2011
Joe Biden stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech to the Irish parliament:
“Fewer people get hurt playing rugby” than American football.
By Louis Jacobson• April 14, 2023
Sarah Palin stated on August 11, 2016 in a Facebook post:
Says Arizona congressional candidate Ray Strauss is "a ‘Champion of Big Government’ for his votes to raise taxes while on the local city council."
By Anthony Cave• August 18, 2016
Instagram posts stated on January 28, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Judge in E. Jean Carroll-Donald Trump trial “involved in sex trafficking.”
By Jeff Cercone• January 30, 2024
Nancy Pelosi stated on July 29, 2014 in a fundraising letter:
"The House of Representatives has never sued a sitting president in all of U.S. history."
By Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2014
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate:
“I brought back Big Ten football.”
By Madeline Heim• October 6, 2020
Tommy Tuberville stated on August 17, 2020 in an interview:
Amid COVID-19, 25 of the 26 Republican governors "have decided to play football," but "three-fourths" of the 24 Democratic governors "have decided not to play already and most will probably not play.”
By Tom Kertscher• August 19, 2020
Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad:
"In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."  
By Jon Greenberg• December 6, 2017
Viral image stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says the Denver Broncos signed Colin Kaepernick.
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 30, 2020
Doug Jones stated on October 01, 2020 in an ad:
Says Tommy Tuberville "quit on his players" all four times that he was a college football coach.
By Tom Kertscher• October 6, 2020
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2022 in a post:
"JUST IN: The Vatican has invited Chelsea Clinton, Dr. Fauci, New Age figure Deepak Chopra and the CEOs of Moderna and Pfizer to speak at a May conference focusing on 'health' and the 'soul.'"
By Monique Curet• March 29, 2022
Threads posts stated on September 12, 2024 in a post on Threads:
An image shows Travis Kelce responding to Elon Musk X post that followed Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.
By Madison Czopek• September 13, 2024
Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference:
 "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." 
By Chris Nichols• September 25, 2019
Jake Tapper stated on January 13, 2021 in remarks in a CNN broadcast:
The second presidential impeachment of Donald Trump was “the most bipartisan impeachment in American history.”
By Louis Jacobson• January 13, 2021
Progress Ohio stated on March 26, 2013 in a fundraising email:
"It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay."
By Tom Feran• April 2, 2013

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