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Obama, McConnell Take Oil Import Data for Spin

Posted on March 14, 2011

President Barack Obama and Sen. Mitch McConnell used the same data to score apparently conflicting points about U.S. dependency on foreign oil. Obama said oil imports account for less than half of consumption, while McConnell said 60 percent of our oil comes from abroad. Both can claim to be correct, …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on July 19, 2010

We found a larger-than-usual number of deceptions on the Sunday shows this week, from whoppers to cherry-picked statistics, on subjects as diverse as immigration, the Reagan tax cuts and the new health care law. Here’s our rundown. A Tax Hike for 50 Percent of Small-Business Owners? On CNN’s "State of …
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Sunday Morning Stumbles

Posted on February 1, 2010

A lot of talking gets done on the Sunday morning shows, so it's no surprise that a verbal mishap or two might turn up. For instance, yesterday on CNN's "State of the Union with John King," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky dissed the Democratic health care overhaul bills, …
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