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Latin American Correspondent, St. Petersburg Times

David Adams was the Latin America correspondent for the St. Petersburg Times, now the Tampa Bay Times.

Featured Statements

Barack Obama
stated on April 16, 2009 in a news conference.:

"More than 90 percent of the guns recovered in Mexico come from the United States."

By Robert Farley • April 17, 2009
Mitt Romney
stated on September 19, 2007 in Florida.:

"It doesn't make sense to me to send $1-billion a day out of our country. We can be energy independent and should be."

By David Adams • October 2, 2007
Dennis Kucinich
stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.:

"When NAFTA was passed, there was an acceleration of immigration from Mexico because people were in search of jobs."

By David Adams • September 7, 2007