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Rezko, Reed & Reality
Week of August 28, 2008 Both candidates pointed the guilt-by-association finger this week and wound up leaving key facts out. We fill them in, and put to bed - once and for all - the debate about Sen. Obama's birth certificate. And, yes, we continue in our quest to vanquish The Quote Butcher.
Does Barack Obama have Kenyan citizenship?
No. He held both U.S. and Kenyan citizenship as a child, but lost his Kenyan citizenship automatically on his 21st birthday.
That Chain E-mail Your Friend Sent to You Is (Likely) Bogus. Seriously.
by Lori Robertson
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FactChecking Obama
August 29, 2008
He stuck to the facts, except when he stretched them.
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Context Included: Obama on Iran
August 27, 2008
McCain ad cherry-picks Obama remarks on Iran, twisting his meaning.
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Obama and 'Infanticide'
August 25, 2008
The facts about Obama's votes against 'Born Alive' bills in Illinois.
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Rezko Reality
August 22, 2008
McCain misfires as he attacks Obama's home purchase.
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Reed Reality
August 22, 2008
Key facts are missing in an Obama ad linking McCain to Ralph Reed.
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Born in the U.S.A.
August 21, 2008
The truth about Obama's birth certificate.
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Distorting McCain's Remarks
August 19, 2008
An Obama ad uses dated and out of context quotes to portray McCain as clueless on the economy.
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Saddleback Bloopers
August 18, 2008
Obama makes misleading claims about ethics legislation and abortion at a church-sponsored forum. McCain exaggerates his tax-cut proposals.
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Distorting the DHL Deal
August 15, 2008
An AFL-CIO flier and Obama campaign ads say that McCain cost Ohioans 8,000 jobs. We say that's a distortion of the record.
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The Truth About Tire Pressure
August 14, 2008
Motorists could save more than 1 billion gallons of fuel a year, right now. But expanded offshore drilling would eventually produce even more.
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Waste Worries
August 14, 2008
Obama ad accuses McCain of nuclear NIMBY-ness in Nevada. We supply context.
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Not Pictured Here
August 12, 2008
The people in suits shown with McCain in an Obama ad are not lobbyists, as the narrator implies.
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