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Flipping Through DNC Playbook on Romney
The Democratic National Committee casts Mitt Romney as an untrustworthy flip-flopper in a lengthy Web video, but pads a long list of examples with some falsehoods and distortions. It’s true that Romney has changed or modified his position on some major issues — including abortion, a federal assault weapons ban and Reaganomics, as the DNC says. But the video strains the truth …
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Tagged abortion, assault weapons ban, Bailouts, education, health care, immigration, labor unions, minimum wage, Mitt Romney, Ronald Reagan, stem cell research, stimulus, taxes
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Romney v. Perry in a YouTube Slugfest
Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are hammering each other with dueling — and distorted — YouTube ads. Romney’s ad says “unemployment has doubled on Perry’s watch” as Texas governor. That’s true. But it’s also true that Texas has bucked the national trend and now has a lower jobless rate …
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Romney’s ‘Magnet’ Charge Attracts Scrutiny
Mitt Romney claims that Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s support for an in-state tuition program has acted as a “magnet” to draw illegal immigrants to Texas. But there is strong evidence to the contrary. Romney, GOP debate, Oct. 18: You put in place a magnet to draw illegals into the state, …
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CNN/Tea Party Debate
The GOP presidential candidates debated for the second time in six days — tossing out a variety of false and misleading claims on everything from Social Security to vaccines for sexually transmitted diseases. …
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Tagged debt ceiling, health care, Herman Cain, immigration, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Social Security, stimulus, taxes
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Hayworth Distorts McCain’s Immigration Record — Again
In his second TV ad, Republican challenger J.D. Hayworth continues to distort Arizona Sen. John McCain’s record on immigration policy. McCain ‘Made It Worse’? The ad, which started to air July 29, opens with an announcer saying: "The illegal alien invasion, and John McCain made it worse." In rapid fire, …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged George W. Bush, illegal immigrants, immigration, J.D Hayworth, John McCain
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Sunday Replay
Call this one the Axelrod Edition. President Obama’s senior adviser, David Axelrod, was on three of the political talk shows on July 11, and we found that he strayed from the factual straight-and-narrow several times in talking about the oil spill, border security and other issues. We also found Republican …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Arizona immigration law, BP, Brian Bilbray, David Axelrod, dinosaurs, Eric Holder, immigration, oil spill, Sharron Angle, terrorism
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Hoover, Truman & Ike: Mass Deporters?
Q: Did Eisenhower deport 13 million illegal immigrants? Did Hoover and Truman use mass deportations to open jobs for U.S. citizens? A: No. Nothing close to 13 million persons were deported during any administration. All three of these presidents wrestled with a rising tide of illegal immigration, but a long-running …
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Posted in Ask FactCheck
Tagged Add new tag, chain e-mail, Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman, Herbert Hoover, illegal immigrants, immigration, jobs
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