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Who said that? Match the Republican candidates with the quotes.

Politicians say the darndest things sometimes. True to form, the Republican candidates in this presidential election cycle have had their share of defensive retorts, philosophical ruminations, and platform-affirming declarations. But can you guess who said what? Take the quiz.

10. Weighing in on whether President Obama’s birth certificate is fake, this candidate said in late October 2011: “It’s a good issue to keep alive. It’s fun to poke at him.”

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Republican presidential candidates from left: former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, businessman Herman Cain, and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. gather prior to a debate Sept. 22 in Orlando, Fla.

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Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to a gathering of law enforcement officials Nov. 18 in New York. Perry received the State Service Award at the 21st annual Federal Law Enforcement Foundation Luncheon.

Rick Perry
Mitt Romney
Herman Cain
Michele Bachmann

Who said that? Match the Republican candidates with the quotes.

Politicians say the darndest things sometimes. True to form, the Republican candidates in this presidential election cycle have had their share of defensive retorts, philosophical ruminations, and platform-affirming declarations. But can you guess who said what? Take the quiz.

10. Weighing in on whether President Obama’s birth certificate is fake, this candidate said in late October 2011: “It’s a good issue to keep alive. It’s fun to poke at him.”

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