Tag Archives: Arne Duncan

Sequester Spin

Posted on February 26, 2013

The Sunday talk shows included exaggerated claims from both sides about the debate over automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect March 1: Education Secretary Arne Duncan said “as many as 40,000 teachers could lose their jobs.” But that assumes the entire $2.8 billion in looming DOE cuts would come …
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Corporate and Union Ads

Posted on September 3, 2010

In episode 27 of our podcast, we look at misleading ads from a conservative and a liberal group: Crossroads GPS, a group with ties to Karl Rove, and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees labor union. Plus, we tell listeners about a greatly exaggerated claim from the …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on August 30, 2010

On this week’s Sunday talk shows, we caught the education secretary making a greatly inflated claim about high-school dropouts. Plus, Florida lawmakers made exaggerated statements on tax cuts and support of environmental bills. Too Cool for School On ABC’s "This Week," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan greatly exaggerated the number …
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