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Sunday Replay
This week, we resolve two disputes about who said what, and find that a government report cited as support for a charge about ineffective government programs is nonexistent. NBC’s "Meet the Press" hosted a debate between Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and the Republican who is trying to unseat him, tea …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Carly Fiorina, chamber of commerce, Howard Dean, Liz Cheney, sunday talk shows
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Chamber of Commerce and Missouri Senate Race
In episode 33 of our podcast, we talk about Democrats’ evidence-free allegation about the Chamber of Commerce and foreign money. Plus, we look at ads in the Missouri Senate race and explain why dead people got stimulus checks. [podcast]http://podcast.factcheck.org/FactCheckRadio_episode33.mp3[/podcast] For more on the stories discussed in this episode, see: Really? …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged chamber of commerce, dead people, foreign money, podcast, Robin Carnahan, Roy Blunt, stimulus
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The Chamber and Foreign Contributions
Q: Is illegal foreign money being filtered through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to fund ads attacking Democrats? A: The chamber says dues money paid by overseas companies "is not used for political ads," but won’t discuss how it segregates those funds. Democratic and liberal groups want an investigation of …
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Posted in Ask FactCheck
Tagged 2010 midterm elections, chamber of commerce, foreign money
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Burrowing into “Borrowing”
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its allies have launched a last-minute TV attack claiming that "Washington wants 600 billion in new borrowing for their health care bill," despite the fact that the Congressional Budget Office projects the bill will reduce the federal deficit over the next 10 years, and …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged chamber of commerce, health care, health care reform, health insurance
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Ad Serves Up a Dose of Exaggeration
The Washington Post reported on March 9 that Employers for a Healthy Economy, a coalition of business groups that includes the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, plans to spend up to $10 million running an ad about the effects of health care legislation on the …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged chamber of commerce, economy, employers for a healthy economy, health care, health insurance, jobs
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U.S. Chamber: More Lawsuit Malarkey
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is running a false ad claiming that "52 percent of all lawsuits" target small businesses. The claim is contradicted by the very study the Chamber cites as its source, and it’s not even close to the truth. The study shows the true figure is somewhere …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged chamber of commerce, lawsuits, small business, small businesses
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Health Care and the Economy
Would the House-passed health care bill make a tough economy worse and wipe out more jobs, as claimed in a TV ad from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce? Or would it help small business and encourage economic growth, as claimed in an ad sponsored by a big labor union …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged chamber of commerce, economy, health care, Health Care for America Now, health insurance, jobs
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Taxing Businesses – and Consumers?
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Campaign for Responsible Health Reform has released a new ad that says politicians in Congress "want new taxes on health care companies, taxes that will get passed on to you." The TV ad, which began airing Sept. 18 in 13 states, refers to the new …
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