Tag Archives: Ann Kirkpatrick

Obama, Ohio Jobs and Bailout Bonuses

Posted on September 17, 2010

In episode 29 of our podcast, we debunk a claim made by President Obama about Afghanistan, dueling ads about jobs in the Ohio Senate race, and an Arizona ad that makes an overblown assertion about executive bonuses and the stimulus. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode29.mp3[/podcast] For more on the stories discussed in this episode, …
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Bailout Bonuses Are Back

Posted on September 16, 2010

A TV ad in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District and a mailer in Ohio’s 15th both accuse Democratic candidates of voting to give out huge Wall Street bonuses. That’s way overblown. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the stimulus bill, included less stringent restrictions on bonuses than those in an …
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More Bailout Baloney

Posted on September 8, 2010 , Corrected on Sept. 8, 2010

Four more freshman House Democrats are claiming in ads to have opposed the Wall Street bailout. We wrote last week about five ads being run by first-term Democrats claiming they voted against the bailout, which created the unpopular Troubled Asset Relief Program. But Congress approved the bailout program before these …
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