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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of March 19-25.
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Author Archives: Jess Henig
More Robo-Calls
Yesterday we wrote about a robo-call attack from the McCain campaign making much of Obama’s relationship with Bill Ayers. Today, we’ll look at another robo-call (posted by Talking Points Memo late last week) that’s covering well-trodden ground. The subject is Obama’s record on born-alive legislation, which we’ve written about twice …
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Tagged abortion, Bill Ayers, John McCain, robo-calls, robocalls
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FactCheck’s Most Wanted
Enthusiastic truth-seekers (and angry partisans) have been inundating us with questions this election cycle. We’re thrilled to be your go-to guys, but sometimes the rumors take a long time to untangle — the truth is rarely straightforward enough to fit neatly into an ad, a sound bite or a chain e-mail. …
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Autism and Down Syndrome
Scores of readers have written in asking why Sen. John McCain had said several times during the debate that his running mate, Sarah Palin, knew about autism. McCain: And, by the way, she also understands special-needs families. She understands that autism is on the rise, that we’ve got to find …
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Tagged autism, Down sydrome, John McCain, presidential debate, Sarah Palin
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Plumber Joe and His Health Care
Fines for small businesses? Higher income taxes? The government choosing your health care plans? Gold-plated Cadillacs? It all sounds bad (or at least confusing) for Joe, and everyone else … but luckily we’ve broken it all down for you. For the full scoop on both Obama’s and McCain’s health care …
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World’s Nicest Nightmare
On MSNBC Wednesday morning, senior McCain advisor Nicolle Wallace said that John McCain won’t cut taxes for corporations, and that in fact he is “their worst nightmare.” The quote is at about 5:10 in the above video, but if you rewind a bit, you’ll see host Joe Scarborough grilling Obama …
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Tagged corporate tax rate, Joe Scarborough, John McCain, Nicolle Wallace, Robert Gibbs, taxes
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McCain, Palin and Rape Kits
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the pervasive rumor that Sarah Palin, when she was mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, made women pay for their own forensic testing when reporting a rape. The verdict: This policy was enforced for at least some reported rapes in Wasilla, and in 2000, complaints …
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Tagged crime, John McCain, rape kits, Sarah Palin, Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
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