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Republican Retreads from Tampa

Posted on August 28, 2012 , Corrected on August 29, 2012

TAMPA, Fla. — On the first day of the Republican convention — marked by a delegate vote making former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney the party’s official nominee for president — we’re already hearing a lot of exaggerated, misleading or downright false claims that we’ve heard before. The theme of the …
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Obama’s ‘Truth Team’ Wrong on GOP Donor

Posted on June 1, 2012

The Obama “Truth Team” blames GOP donor Thomas O’Malley’s refinery company for helping to “drive gas prices up this year by curtailing gas production.” But the facts are the exact opposite. The Energy Information Administration credits PBF Energy for preventing a price spike in the Northeast this year by opening …
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New Hampshire Debates, Take 2

Posted on January 8, 2012

Less than 12 hours after the ABC News/Yahoo! debate in Manchester ended, the Republican presidential candidates were at it again — debating on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” As they did the night before, the candidates at times distorted the truth on a variety of topics, including Medicare, job creation, gasoline …
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Playing Politics with Gasoline Prices

Posted on May 27, 2011

Democrats and Republicans disagree on energy policy, but this they share: Both shade the facts on the complex issue for political advantage. Republicans say repealing oil industry tax breaks will drive up costs at the pump. However …
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DNC vs. McCain

Posted on April 29, 2008

Summary The Democratic National Committee has produced two TV ads against McCain, hoping to soften him up while the party figures out who its own presidential nominee will be. One ad shows selected portions of McCain’s comments that a 100-year U.S. presence in Iraq would be "fine with me." The …
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