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Bachmann Mailer Misrepresents Jobs Report

Posted on June 7, 2012

In a mailer to her constituents, Michele Bachmann incorrectly claims a new trade agreement with South Korea – which she supported — will “create almost 1,000 jobs” in her Minnesota congressional district. Bachmann misreads a report produced by the Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs. The report states that 1,001 …
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Minnesota Governor’s Race

Posted on August 13, 2010

In episode 24, we look at how union and corporate money is coming into play in the Minnesota governor’s race. A union- and Democrat-funded group is airing misleading attack ads against GOP candidate Tom Emmer. And in New Mexico, a wildlife group attacks a Republican nominee for the House. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode24.mp3[/podcast] …
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Corporate-Labor Smackdown in Minnesota

Posted on August 6, 2010 , Updated on August 11, 2010

Minnesota’s race for governor is pitting corporate money against money from labor unions and wealthy Democrats. So far, the misleading attack ads are all coming from the liberal side, and the corporate side is being badly outspent to boot. The Alliance for …
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Mining the Minnesota Recount

Posted on January 28, 2009 , Updated on April 16, 2009

Republican incumbent Norm Coleman headed into the Minnesota U.S. Senate recount leading Democratic challenger Al Franken by more than 200 votes. But on Jan. 5, the state Canvassing Board certified recount results showing Franken received 225 more votes than Coleman in the general election, out of nearly 2.9 million votes …
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