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Keith Olbermann stated on June 18, 2009 in his MSNBC "Countdown" program: "Yes, this would be the same congressman (Rep. Pete Hoekstra) who last year Tweeted the whereabouts of a top-secret mission to Iraq." Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 17, 2009 in a press release on the House GOP's blog.: The war spending bill "actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war." North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests." Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo." Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'" Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan." Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview: "The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror." Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release: It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts." Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: "President Eisenhower, on the night before the Normandy invasion...[wrote a] letter of resignation to the United States Army for the failure of the landings at Normandy." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded." Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008 in its platform: "More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers, and pilots." Jerome R. Corsi stated on August 1, 2008 in his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. : Barack Obama has "pledged to reduce the size of the military." John McCain stated on August 18, 2008: On torture. Campaign Money Watch stated on June 9, 2008 in a TV ad: "John McCain intervened, which helped Airbus get that Pentagon contract." Campaign Money Watch stated on June 9, 2008 in a TV ad: "McCain got more money from Airbus' U.S. executives than any other politician." John McCain stated on July 26, 2008 in a TV ad: "He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras." Republican National Committee stated on July 23, 2008 in a radio ad: Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft." Barack Obama stated on July 20, 2008 in Afghanistan: "For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three." John McCain stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad: Obama "voted against funding our troops." Chain email stated on May 21, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama wants to "unilaterally disarm our nation." Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2008 in a television ad: Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons." John McCain stated on July 11, 2008 in a TV ad airing Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico: U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan include a "few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama "extended health care for wounded troops who'd been neglected." John McCain stated on June 2, 2008 in a speech in Nashville, Tenn.: "The U.S. Navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident."
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Donna Brazile stated on August 2, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits. Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield." Chain email stated on June 25, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: "The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed." Keith Olbermann stated on June 18, 2009 in his MSNBC "Countdown" program: "Yes, this would be the same congressman (Rep. Pete Hoekstra) who last year Tweeted the whereabouts of a top-secret mission to Iraq." Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 17, 2009 in a press release on the House GOP's blog.: The war spending bill "actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war." North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests." Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo." Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'" Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan." Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview: "The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror." Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States." Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release: It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts." Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year." Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces." John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: "President Eisenhower, on the night before the Normandy invasion...[wrote a] letter of resignation to the United States Army for the failure of the landings at Normandy." Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded." Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008 in its platform: "More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers, and pilots." Jerome R. Corsi stated on August 1, 2008 in his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. : Barack Obama has "pledged to reduce the size of the military." John McCain stated on August 18, 2008: On torture. Campaign Money Watch stated on June 9, 2008 in a TV ad: "John McCain intervened, which helped Airbus get that Pentagon contract." Campaign Money Watch stated on June 9, 2008 in a TV ad: "McCain got more money from Airbus' U.S. executives than any other politician." John McCain stated on July 26, 2008 in a TV ad: "He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras." Republican National Committee stated on July 23, 2008 in a radio ad: Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft." Barack Obama stated on July 20, 2008 in Afghanistan: "For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three." John McCain stated on July 18, 2008 in a television ad: Obama "voted against funding our troops." Chain email stated on May 21, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama wants to "unilaterally disarm our nation." Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2008 in a television ad: Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons." John McCain stated on July 11, 2008 in a TV ad airing Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico: U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan include a "few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country." Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama "extended health care for wounded troops who'd been neglected." John McCain stated on June 2, 2008 in a speech in Nashville, Tenn.: "The U.S. Navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident."
Donna Brazile stated on August 2, 2009 in CNN's State of the Union with John King: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. "spent $1.3 trillion on tax cuts for the wealthy" and "trillions" each on a war and on Medicare drug benefits.
Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2009 in a GOP survey: "Under the new and little known 'global justice' initiative," the Obama administration has ordered FBI agents to "read Miranda Rights to high-value terrorist detainees captured on the battlefield."
Chain email stated on June 25, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: "The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed."
Keith Olbermann stated on June 18, 2009 in his MSNBC "Countdown" program: "Yes, this would be the same congressman (Rep. Pete Hoekstra) who last year Tweeted the whereabouts of a top-secret mission to Iraq."
Lynn Westmoreland stated on June 17, 2009 in a press release on the House GOP's blog.: The war spending bill "actually spends more money on the International Monetary Fund than on the war."
North Korean foreign ministry stated on May 29, 2009 in a released statement: "The nuclear test conducted in our nation this time is the Earth's 2,054th nuclear test. The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have conducted 99.99 percent of the total nuclear tests."
Colin Powell stated on May 24, 2009 in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation: Cheney is "disagreeing with President Bush's policy. President Bush stated repeatedly to international audiences and to the country that he wanted to close Guantanamo."
Dick Cheney stated on May 21, 2009 in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute: "President Obama's own director of national intelligence, Admiral Blair, put it this way: 'High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al-Qaida organization that was attacking this country.'"
Pray in Jesus Name Project stated on May 17, 2009 in an advertisement : "The Pentagon under the Obama administration has just acknowledged seizing and burning the privately owned Bibles of American soldiers serving in Afghanistan."
Lindsey Graham stated on April 26, 2009 in a TV interview: "The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror."
Barack Obama stated on April 19, 2009 in a news conference.: "Venezuela is a country whose defense budget is probably 1/600th of the United States."
Gus Bilirakis stated on April 15, 2009 in a news release: It is "the Department of Homeland Security's view that returning military veterans and gun owners are likely to commit terrorist acts."
Keith Olbermann stated on April 8, 2009 in an episode of his TV program.: "President Obama is actually increasing Bush-era defense spending by $21 billion in the new fiscal year."
Barack Obama stated on March 27, 2009 in a speech at the White House. : "2008 was the deadliest year of the war (in Afghanistan) for American forces."
John McCain stated on September 26, 2008 in Oxford, Miss.: "President Eisenhower, on the night before the Normandy invasion...[wrote a] letter of resignation to the United States Army for the failure of the landings at Normandy."
Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."
Democratic National Committee stated on August 13, 2008 in its platform: "More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers, and pilots."
Jerome R. Corsi stated on August 1, 2008 in his book <i>The Obama Nation</i>. : Barack Obama has "pledged to reduce the size of the military."
Campaign Money Watch stated on June 9, 2008 in a TV ad: "John McCain intervened, which helped Airbus get that Pentagon contract."
Campaign Money Watch stated on June 9, 2008 in a TV ad: "McCain got more money from Airbus' U.S. executives than any other politician."
John McCain stated on July 26, 2008 in a TV ad: "He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras."
Republican National Committee stated on July 23, 2008 in a radio ad: Obama "voted against critical resources: no to individual body armor, no to helicopters, no to ammunition, no to aircraft."
Barack Obama stated on July 20, 2008 in Afghanistan: "For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three."
Chain email stated on May 21, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama wants to "unilaterally disarm our nation."
Barack Obama stated on July 15, 2008 in a television ad: Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons."
John McCain stated on July 11, 2008 in a TV ad airing Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico: U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan include a "few thousand that are still green card holders who are not even citizens of this country."
Barack Obama stated on June 12, 2008 in a television ad: Barack Obama "extended health care for wounded troops who'd been neglected."
John McCain stated on June 2, 2008 in a speech in Nashville, Tenn.: "The U.S. Navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident."
