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DCCC, Crossroads Usher in 2012 Campaign
Less than a month after the new Congress convened, House Democrats and a conservative outside group traded accusations (some bogus, some not) in the first ads of the 2012 campaign. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee started …
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Sunday Replay
The first set of Sunday shows since the midterm elections featured a number of Republicans talking about how they’ll exercise their increased power. We’d just like to set the facts straight — on the budget, the health care law, taxes and other subjects. Democrats, too, weren’t immune from making a …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged David Stockman, discretionary spending, health care law, James Clyburn, medicaid, medicare, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Rick Perry, small businesses, sunday talk shows
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Health Care Spin — Again
As the election draws near, some conservative groups are making ever-wilder claims about the new health care law: An elderly man in a Crossroads GPS ad makes the death-panel-esque claim that the law “threatens our lives.” The 60 Plus Association …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged 60 Plus Association, abortion, American Action Network, Crossroads GPS, health care, health care reform, illegal immigrants, jail, medicare
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Misleading Onslaught by 60 Plus
The conservative 60 Plus Association has launched a flurry of ads against 16 Democrats, many of them in tight House races. The group is spending more than $5 million – from donors whose identities it doesn’t have to disclose – to run the ads saying the lawmakers “betrayed” their constituents by voting …
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Reid, Angle Trade Familiar Charges
In Nevada’s Senate race, Republican Sharron Angle and Democrat Harry Reid began airing new commercials Aug. 26. Angle’s attack ad pictures Reid in a "love triangle" with President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and repeats some familiar but misleading claims. Like Angle’s, Reid’s ad covers familiar ground. All …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged abortion, Harry Reid, medicare, Second Amendment, Sharron Angle, Social Security, stimulus package, unemployment, Wall Street
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Tax Cuts, Medicare and Florida Democrats
In episode 23 of FactCheck Radio, we debunk a Republican talking point on the Bush tax cuts being spread by Sarah Palin and former Sen. Fred Thompson. Plus, we examine actor Andy Griffith’s misleading ad for Medicare, and false charges in the Democratic Senate primary in Florida. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode23.mp3[/podcast] For more …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged Bush tax cuts, fred thompson, griffith, Jeff Greene, Kendrick Meek, medicare, podcast, Sarah Palin
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Mayberry Misleads on Medicare
Would the sheriff of Mayberry mislead you about Medicare? Alas, yes. In a new TV spot from the Obama administration, actor Andy Griffith, famous for his 1960s portrayal of the top law enforcement official in the fictional town of Mayberry, N.C., touts benefits of the new health care law. Griffith …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged health care, medicare, Medicare Advantage, White House
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Kagan, Afghanistan and NH Senate Race
In episode 18 of FactCheck Radio, we look at claims from the Sunday political talk shows about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, health care, Afghanistan and kidnappings in Phoenix. Plus, we talk about a false ad from Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes, targeting Republican Kelly Ayotte in the New Hampshire Senate …
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Sunday Replay
On the Sunday before confirmation hearings kicked off for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, we heard several misleading comments having to do with her or nominations of earlier years. We also found no evidence to back up Sen. John Cornyn’s claim that the new health care law was negatively impacting …
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Tagged afghanistan, Cornyn, Elena Kagan, filibuster, kidnapping, Leahy, medicare, political talk shows, Sessions, sunday talk shows
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