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Oil Spill, Carly Fiorina and Chris Dodd

Posted on June 11, 2010

In episode 15 of FactCheck Radio, we look at misleading statements about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a phony quote attributed to Sen. Chris Dodd, and Carly Fiorina’s charge that Barbara Boxer cares more about the weather than terrorism. And we answer the all-important question: Was that …
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Satire Alert: Dodd’s ‘Quote’ on Mortgages

Posted on June 8, 2010

Q: Did Sen. Dodd of Connecticut really say that requiring homebuyers to make a 5 percent down payment "would restrict home ownership to only those who can afford it"? A: No. This quote was made up by satirist John Semmens, who regularly writes a blog called Semi-News — A Satirical …
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The Bailout Bill?

Posted on April 21, 2010

Does the financial regulatory bill put an end to taxpayer-funded bailouts? Or does it "institutionalize" them? Viewers of the Sunday political talk shows and recent C-SPAN clips from the Senate floor might well be wondering, as Democrats (the "end of bailouts" crowd) and some Republicans (the "institutionalize" camp) have made …
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Recycled Health Care Ad

Posted on July 16, 2009

A coalition of liberal and union groups called Health Care for America Now has announced the release of two television ads and several print ads thanking Democratic senators and members of Congress for supporting President Obama’s health care plan. The two television ads laud Sens. Harry Reid of Nevada and …
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‘Blame Dodd’ Attacks Ignore Facts

Posted on March 19, 2009

Some Republicans have been quick to blame Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut for allowing big bonus payments to AIG executives. They get the facts backward. The public record shows Dodd authored an amendment that would have prevented “any bonus” being paid to top executives of firms getting bailout money …
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Democrats Debate in Iowa

Posted on December 13, 2007

Summary In the final Democratic debate in Iowa, we found: Richardson claimed “enormous progress” in New Mexico education, when in fact the state’s eighth-grade reading scores have slipped and remain among the worst in the U.S. Richardson exaggerated the extent to which his state’s teacher salaries increased. Richardson said one-third …
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Stuck in Iraq

Posted on September 27, 2007 , Updated on September 28, 2007

Summary The latest Democratic presidential debate brought into sharp focus the candidates’ disagreements on how quickly the U.S. can disentangle itself from Iraq. Long-shot candidate Dennis Kucinich stood by his promise to bring all troops home within three months, and Bill Richardson said he could do it in a year …
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