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Tag Archives: Marco Rubio
Gingrich Spanish Radio Ad Pulled
Before we got a chance to write about it, Newt Gingrich yanked a Spanish-language radio ad off the airwaves in Florida. The reason: No, it wasn’t a stellar fact-checking by journalists. Rather, it was Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s complaint that the ad’s criticism of Mitt Romney was “inaccurate, inflammatory, and …
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Rubio Inconsistent on Medicare
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida offered a wildly inconsistent view of what constitutes a "cut" from Medicare. Rubio claimed that Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan "doesn’t cut Medicare" but that the federal health care law does. Actually, Ryan’s plan leaves in place many of the Medicare "cuts" in the health …
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Sunday Replay
This week, we find guests on the Sunday public affairs shows making false statements about disclosure of political funds, whether a Senate candidate pushed to have terrorists tried in his home state or favored letting states ban private health insurance, and whether middle-income families would pay more if the Bush …
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Tagged Charlie Crist, Christopher Van Hollen, Karl Rove, Kendrick Meek, Marco Rubio, Pat Toomey, sunday talk shows, Tim Kaine
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Sunday Replay
On this week’s Sunday talk shows, we found false claims on the debt, discretionary spending, foreign-funded attack ads and polling data. Wrong on Debt On ABC’s "This Week," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made a false claim about the federal debt — a claim that we debunked in January, when …
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Tagged Amtrak, David Axelrod, debt, Dick Durbin, discretionary spending, Kevin McCarthy, Marco Rubio, Mitch McConnell, sunday talk shows
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Shady Deals in the Sunshine State?
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has launched another ad attacking GOP primary opponent Marco Rubio — and the ethics and legality of his past dealings. They’re campaigning to get the Republican nod for a Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez. The primary is in August. Crist’s ad draws parallels …
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Crist, Rubio Ad War
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist once looked like he’d surely get the GOP nomination in the race to replace outgoing Sen. Mel Martinez. But it’s the former Florida state House speaker, Republican Marco Rubio, who’s currently positioned as the front-runner. With several months to go before the August primary, Crist released …
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Tagged 2010 elections, Charlie Crist, Florida, Marco Rubio
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