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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Huntsman’s Blackout
Jon Huntsman falsely claimed that the Obama administration’s proposed regulations to cut pollution from coal-fired electric plants will “likely” cause blackouts “this summer.” That’s not true. Huntsman’s claim is contradicted by a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission letter cited by his own campaign, and by independent assessments as well. No Blackouts …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Nov. 1-7
This week, readers sent us comments about “less than neutral language” in a recent article about Herman Cain’s many contradictory statements. 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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Friends Lumped with Foes in Foreign Oil Debate
Republican presidential candidates Rick Perry and Jon Huntsman this week both exaggerated the extent to which the U.S. relies on imported oil from countries “hostile” or “unfriendly” to the U.S. Warning about over-reliance on foreign oil from countries that “don’t like us very much” is a bipartisan refrain. And it …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Oct. 25-31
This week, a reader applauded our financial disclosures and our debunking of Internet rumors. 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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Cain’s Pattern of Evasion and Misdirection
Herman Cain’s prevarications about how accusations of sexual harassment were settled are only the most recent example of the candidate’s penchant for making contradictory statements on major issues. He also has made a habit of telling untruths about his own stance on abortion and about his signature 9-9-9 …
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Cain’s False Attack on Planned Parenthood
Herman Cain has offered an alternate version of history in claiming that Planned Parenthood’s founder wanted to prevent “black babies from being born.” We find no support for that old claim. Cain also states that the organization built 75 percent of its clinics in black communities, but there’s no evidence …
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