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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Boehner and the Cost of Cap and Trade
On Sept. 20 on NBC’s "Meet the Press," House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio claimed that according to the Department of Treasury, the Democrats’ proposed cap-and-trade system would be costly for American families: Boehner, Sept. 20: It’s a cap-and-trade system, this big giant tax on the American people that …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged American Clean Energy and Security Act, cap-and-trade, energy, John Boehner
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September 22, 2009
Although considered Founding Fathers of the United States, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams did not sign the Constitution. They were serving as U.S. ministers overseas and did not attend the Constitutional Convention. Source: Annenberg Classroom
Posted in Fact of the Day
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Muslim Prayer Day Sept. 25
Q: Who’s behind the Muslim prayer day at the Capitol Sept. 25? A: The New Jersey lawyer (and former Bucknell University star tailback) who is organizing the event says it’s to show "we love America." He was inspired by the president’s inaugural address and Cairo speech.
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Dueling Ads in Virginia Race, Part 2
Last week, we wrote about a TV ad from Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate to be the state’s governor, which misleadingly described his opponent’s role in utility rate increases over the last few years. Deeds’ Republican challenger, former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell, responded with a misleading …
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September 21, 2009
The word “democracy” is not used once in the Constitution. Source: Annenberg Classroom
Posted in Fact of the Day
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September 19, 2009
It wasn’t until the passage of the 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, that voters were able to directly elect their senators. Before that, senators were selected by the individual state governments, as outlined in Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution. Source: Annenberg Classroom
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September 20, 2009
Only a very few federal cases, such as Engblom v. Carey (1982), have directly referred to the Third Amendment, which prohibits the quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner’s consent during peacetime. Source: Annenberg Classroom
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Dueling Ads in Virginia Race
A TV ad from Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds, who’s running on the Democratic ticket in one of the nation’s two gubernatorial races this year, misleadingly describes his opponent’s role in utility rate increases over the last several years. The Deeds campaign’s ad, "Power," asks viewers, "In tough times, what …
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Denial of Claims
Insurance companies aren’t very popular these days, and it’s certainly not too difficult to dig up a horror story or two of how a patient’s medical claim was denied unfairly. But do companies really "deny payment for 1 out of every 5 treatments doctors prescribe," as a new ad says? …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged health care, Health Care for America Now, health insurance
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