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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Congressional Black Caucus for Blacks Only?
Q: Is the Congressional Black Caucus racially exclusive? A: Yes. It has never had a white member in its 36-year history. However, its stated mission is to work for "America’s neglected citizens," whatever their color.
Simi Valley Showdown
Summary With a nationwide wave of nominating contests looming next week, Republican presidential candidates held their last scheduled debate against the backdrop of Ronald Reagan’s retired Air Force One. But we found some of the candidates' facts just won’t fly. Romney complained that McCain used "the wrong data" about job …
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Tagged GOP debate, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul
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Military Deaths Under Clinton and Bush
Q: Did more soldiers die during Bill Clinton’s term than have died fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan? A: Actually, even counting non-combat fatalities, more military personnel died during the first six years of George Bush’s tenure than during the entire eight years that Bill Clinton was in office.
Facts of the Union 2008
Summary Bush pretty much stuck to the facts in his final State of the Union address. But he chose his facts carefully and didn't always tell the whole story. He correctly noted that the number of jobs has grown steadily for a record 52 straight months. But the number of …
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Defining an ‘Earmark’?
Q: What is an earmark? A: Earmarks are government funds that are allocated by a legislator for a particular pet project, often without proper review.
McCain Ads Attack Romney
Summary On the eve of the crucial Florida GOP primary, John McCain is attacking Mitt Romney with some out-of-context or misleading statements on radio and the Internet: A Web ad says Romney's health care program in Massachusetts is "not very good" and "is failing." But official figures indicate that roughly …
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Bogus Claims in Boca
Summary In last night's debate, held days before Tuesday's Republican primary in the Sunshine State, the remaining GOP candidates came up with a few new factual distortions and repeated several old ones. Among them: McCain said he had won the Republican vote in both the South Carolina and New Hampshire …
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Tagged John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Republican debate, Rudy Giuliani
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Defining the ‘Middle Class’
Q: Is there a standard, accepted definition of what constitutes the "middle class"? A: No, there isn’t. "Middle class" means different things to different people – and politicians.
