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Monthly Archives: November 2010
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Nov. 22-Nov. 29
This week, readers sent us comments about health care premiums, earmarks and other people’s letters. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Nov. 16-Nov. 22
This week, readers sent us comments about economic projections, health insurance premiums and the dollar value of earmarks. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
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News
December 16, 2010 We have now posted video of the conference. All four parts can also be found here. Brooks Jackson’s opening remarks, Ilyse Hogue of MoveOn.org and Khalid Pitts of the Service Employees International Union. Khalid Pitts of SEIU, Art Pulaski of the California Labor Federation and questions from …
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Schedule
8:45-9:00 am Coffee and pastries 9:00-9:15 am Opening Remarks – Brooks Jackson, FactCheck.org 9:15-10:30 am Democratic/liberal panel • Ilyse Hogue, director of political advocacy and communications, MoveOn.org • Art Pulaski, executive secretary-treasurer, California Labor Federation • Khalid Pitts, director of strategic campaigns, Service Employees International Union 10:30-10:45 am Break 10:45-12:00 pm …
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Sunday Replay
We found a relative dearth of misleading comments uttered by the politicians and others appearing on the Nov. 21 talk shows. We can’t be sure why, but we would note that most members of Congress seem to have fled town. Any connection? Not for us to say! Happy Turkey Day. …
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Participants
Rob Collins President, American Action Network Click to expand/collapse the Bio Rob Collins has spent the last seven years as Congressman Eric Cantor’s (VA-07) Chief of Staff. Prior to his tenure with Cantor, Collins worked for Senator John Thune, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Senator Chuck Hagel, The Republican National …
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Tax Cuts and Americans: It’s Complicated
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell misrepresented public opinion about the Bush tax cuts, which are due to expire at the end of the year. In his weekly remarks Nov. 20, he made this unequivocal statement: McConnell, Nov. 20: Americans don’t think we should be raising taxes on anybody, especially in …
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Earmarks, Taxes and Premium Hikes
In episode 38 of our podcast, we highlight false statements from Democrats on the Sunday talk shows, and exaggerations from Republicans about the impact of the new health care law on premiums. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode38.mp3[/podcast] For more on the stories discussed in this episode, see: Sunday Replay Nov. 15 The Truth About …
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Tagged David Axelrod, earmarks, health care reform, John Boehner, Mark Warner, middle class, Mitch McConnell, podcast, premiums
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