Monthly Archives: March 2009

Liberal Groups Criticize GOP Over Stimulus, Redux

Posted on March 3, 2009

The liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change (along with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees labor union) released a new ad attacking Republicans for not supporting President Obama’s economic stimulus plan. Here is our review of an earlier ad from Americans United for Change. Here is …
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More Citizenship Quibbles

Posted on March 2, 2009

Since our article about Barack Obama’s birth certificate came out in August, we’ve heard many frivolous claims, nutty theories and made-up facts advanced by a small clique of Obama deniers. It seems that every time a rumor is debunked, a new one crops up to take its place. Sometimes contradictory …
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Social Security for Illegal Immigrants?

Posted on March 1, 2009

Q: Is Congress about to give Social Security to illegal immigrants? A: Congress hasn’t voted on any measure to pay benefits to illegal immigrants, and has no plans for any such vote.

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Free Money!!

Posted on March 1, 2009

The ads are popping up everywhere. We’ve seen them on the sidebar at Facebook and on the front page of The New York Times‘ online edition. The ads are enticing, promising to tell you how you can get your hands on a share of free government money. The pitch is …
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