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2012 Players Guide
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Bill Clinton Lost Iowa and New Hampshire Primaries
Q: How many have become president after losing both in Iowa and New Hampshire? A: In the current system, only Bill Clinton, though others have lost one or the other.
The Whoppers of 2007
Summary The year 2007 wasn’t a good one for political honesty. Though not even technically an election year, it provided a bumper crop of falsehoods and distortions nonetheless. Presidential candidates kept us busy: Republican Rudy Giuliani made false claims over and over about his record as mayor of New York, …
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Tagged adoption, crime, energy, FairTax, immigration, Iraq, medicare, methamphetamine, National Guard, Tax Cuts, whoppers
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More Mitt Malarkey
Summary Romney’s latest ad attacks McCain in New Hampshire with false and misleading claims: It claims McCain "voted to allow illegals to collect Social Security." That’s untrue. Nobody who is in the country illegally could be paid any Social Security benefits under McCain’s immigration bill. It implies McCain supported "amnesty" …
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Tagged illegal immigrants, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Social Security
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Abortions: Comparing Catholic and Protestant Women
Q: Do Catholic women get abortions more frequently than Protestant women? A: Catholics are slightly more likely to get an abortion than Protestants, according to a 2000-2001 survey.
Congressional Pensions
Q: Does a United States senator receive his full pay upon retiring? A: No. A member of Congress can’t receive more than 80 percent of his or her final salary upon retirement, and the average is much less.
Comparing Health Care in Canada to the U.S.
Q: Is health care better in Canada? A: Wait times are longer in Canada, but health and doctor quality don’t seem to suffer.
Supreme Court to Define ‘Well Regulated Militia’?
Q: Is the Supreme Court going to define "well regulated militia"? A: Perhaps so. It is considering a gun-control case in which it might choose to rule on what the Second Amendment means.
Exaggerating Help for Troops
Summary In a recent ad, Clinton claims members of the National Guard and military Reserve didn’t have health insurance until she and a GOP colleague took action. We find the ad misleading. In fact, active-duty Guard and Reserve troops already were covered by federal insurance, and four out of five …
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Tagged health insurance, Hilary Clinton, military Reserve, National Guard
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