Author Archives: Eugene Kiely

Dems, GOP Exaggerate Spending ‘Cuts’

Posted on February 23, 2011

Senate Democratic leaders, under pressure from Republicans to cut the budget, have been misleading the public by claiming they already have "cut" spending by $41 billion. The fact is that the Democrats haven’t "cut" any spending. Congress hasn’t passed a budget for fiscal year 2011, and the nonpartisan Congressional Budget …
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IRS and the Health Care Law, Part II

Posted on February 18, 2011 , Updated on Feb. 23, 2011

Q: Is the IRS seeking more than 1,000 new workers to administer the new health care law? A: Yes. But many of them will be needed to deliver tax credits, not dun taxpayers. IRS says it needs 291 agents to enforce the law, including 193 to "ensure accurate delivery of …
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Feb. 18: Health Care, Budget and Bailouts

Posted on February 18, 2011

 

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Budget Spin

Posted on February 16, 2011

Democrats and Republicans disagree strongly about elements of President Obama’s 2012 budget, but they are alike in one respect: Both sides are misrepresenting important facts. Obama claimed …
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Rahm’s Plan: Tax Cut or ‘Largest’ Hike in History?

Posted on February 10, 2011 , Updated on Feb. 11, 2001

Rahm Emanuel and his leading opponent are airing less-than-truthful TV ads about taxes in the closing days of Chicago's Feb. 22 mayoral election. In dueling ads, Emanuel and fellow Democrat Gery Chico spar over sales taxes. Emanuel says his plan will "lower taxes," and leave "more money in your pocket." …
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DCCC, Crossroads Usher in 2012 Campaign

Posted on February 8, 2011

Less than a month after the new Congress convened, House Democrats and a conservative outside group traded accusations (some bogus, some not) in the first ads of the 2012 campaign. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee started …
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FactChecking the GOP Response

Posted on January 27, 2011

We fact-checked President Obama’s State of the Union address, but what about the Republican response speeches? We found two new claims that we haven’t covered before: In the official response …
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FactChecking Obama’s Address

Posted on January 26, 2011

We found no outright false factual claims in Obama’s State of the Union address, but we did note some that were arguable, and some promises that may prove unrealistic. He called his Race to the Top initiative “the most meaningful reform of our public schools in …
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Job Loss, Health Care and Bankruptcy

Posted on January 25, 2011

Former Bush adviser Karen Hughes and Democratic Rep. James Clyburn both twisted facts to make partisan points on "Meet the Press." Hughes claimed that the "vast majority" of recent job losses happened under President Obama, when in fact slightly more jobs were lost when her former boss George W. Bush …
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Obamas Not Invited to Royal Wedding?

Posted on January 21, 2011 , Updated on Feb. 22, 2011

Q: Is it true the Obamas will not be invited to Prince William’s wedding for fear Michelle will upstage Kate Middleton? A: No. The official guest list has not been released. A British newspaper quoted an unnamed source as saying the Obamas are not on the list, but that "could …
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