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John Chisholm stated on June 02, 2014 in a letter:
Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has "deputies collecting overtime while sitting passively in chairs watching courthouse security personnel work."
By Tom Kertscher• June 30, 2014
Charles Schumer stated on January 29, 2024 in a press release:
“TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”
By David Scibilia• February 21, 2024
Bloggers stated on July 28, 2017 in Internet posts:
"Kim Jong Un killed in (President Donald) Trump’s overnight black op attack on North Korea."
By Joshua Gillin• August 4, 2017
Facebook posts stated on August 06, 2023 in a Facebook video:
Video shows magnetic meat for sale in U.S. grocery stores.
By Sara Swann• October 4, 2023
Waco Tea Party stated on May 25, 2011 in an e-mail blast:
Says the federal government threatened to impose a no-fly zone in Texas if state legislators bar airport security officials from performing pat-downs.
By • June 8, 2011
Bloggers stated on June 24, 2017 in Internet posts:
Says Johnny Depp died after being apprehended for threatening President Donald Trump’s life.
By Joshua Gillin• June 27, 2017
Todd Staples stated on January 27, 2014 in the Texas Debate hosted by KERA-TV, Channel 13, in Dallas:
David Dewhurst is "the first lieutenant governor in history to have a personal security detail."
By W. Gardner Selby• January 31, 2014
Rick Scott stated on February 23, 2018 in a press conference:
Says Sen. Bill Nelson "hasn’t done anything on gun safety or school safety, and nothing on gun control."
By Amy Sherman• February 28, 2018
Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 17, 2024 in Speech:
After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.”
By Madeline Heim• July 18, 2024
Noah Smith stated on March 07, 2018 in a Bloomberg View column:
"Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily."
By Louis Jacobson• March 8, 2018
Facebook posts stated on January 13, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Rep. Lauren Boebert with Capitol rioters before she gave them a tour of the building "one day before the insurrection."
By Samantha Putterman• January 14, 2021
Donald Trump stated on March 06, 2018 in in a press conference :
Says the U.S. steel and aluminum industry is "a fraction of what it once was."
By John Kruzel• March 13, 2018
Hillary Clinton stated on May 23, 2008 in Sioux Falls, S.D.:
It doesn't make sense "historically" to drop out because the 1968 race was still competitive when "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 26, 2008
Michael McCaul stated on September 12, 2015 in the Republican weekly radio/TV address:
Iran’s "regime is responsible for more than 1,000 American casualties during the Iraq war" and "has plotted a terrorist attack here in our nation's capital."
By W. Gardner Selby• October 5, 2015
Jim Waldman stated on October 24, 2011 in a news blog:
"You are prohibited from walking into the Capitol with a gun, but you can go after the County Commission or the School Board." 
By Amy Sherman• October 27, 2011
Facebook posts stated on May 06, 2022 in a video:
Suggests Amber Heard snorted cocaine while on the stand in court.
By Monique Curet• May 12, 2022
Giffords stated on March 13, 2018 in an ad:
"Paul Ryan has blocked all action to strengthen our gun laws."  
By Tom Kertscher• April 6, 2018
Sean Spicer stated on January 21, 2017 in a press conference:
"That was the largest audience to witness an inauguration, period."
By Linda Qiu• January 22, 2017
Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2024 in a statement to the media:
“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• July 15, 2024
Bloggers stated on April 09, 2018 in a web post:
Says Buzz Aldrin "passes UFO lie detector test leaving experts convinced that he encountered alien life."
By Louis Jacobson• April 10, 2018

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