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Tom Feran is a reporter with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland.

Featured Statements

Rob Portman
stated on July 17, 2013 in a news release:

Says the State Department spent $630,000 to get 2 million Facebook "Likes."

By Tom Feran • August 1, 2013
Phil Burress
stated on June 26, 2013 in news story:

"Every major religion is opposed to same-sex marriage."

By Tom Feran • July 9, 2013
John Boehner
stated on June 26, 2013 in a news conference:

"About 95 percent of (Ohio’s) electricity comes from burning coal."

By Tom Feran • July 5, 2013
Ron Hood
stated on June 12, 2013 in House Bill 200:

Says abortion increases the risk of breast cancer.

By Tom Feran • June 24, 2013
Chain email
stated on June 12, 2013 in an email:

A hidden provision in Obamacare taxes sporting goods as medical devices.

By Tom Feran • June 14, 2013
Dave Joyce
stated on June 5, 2013 in a tweet:

"47 - New provisions ObamaCare charges the IRS with implementing, according to the Government Accountability Office."

By Tom Feran • June 12, 2013
Ed FitzGerald
stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech:

Cuyahoga County "passed a program to guarantee a college savings account for every single child who enters kindergarten in this county -- the first county in the United States to do so."

By Tom Feran • June 3, 2013
Ken Lanci
stated on May 1, 2013 in news release, website:

Ken Lanci is a lifelong Clevelander

By Tom Feran • May 16, 2013
Ron Maag
stated on May 1, 2013 in news report:

Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money

By Tom Feran • May 7, 2013
Chris Redfern
stated on April 30, 2013 in a fundraising email:

"Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states."

By Tom Feran • May 6, 2013