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Tag Archives: New Mexico
Republican Mailers Mislead in New Mexico
New Mexico’s Republican Party misleads in two mailers attacking the state’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, two-term Rep. Martin Heinrich. One mailer states that “New Mexico workers have a jobs problem.” But the state’s unemployment rate is 6.4 percent, well below the national rate, or the 8 percent figure the flier …
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Posted in Spin Detectors Articles, The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Heather Wilson, Martin Heinrich, New Mexico
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A ‘Scandal’ in New Mexico?
In New Mexico’s governor’s race, Republican Susana Martinez accuses Democratic Lt. Gov. Diane Denish of giving a $500 million "special tax deal" to a developer who contributed to her campaign and hired her husband as a lobbyist. But Martinez, a district attorney, uses circumstantial evidence to make her case in …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Bill Richardson, Diane Denish, Forest City Covington, Mesa del Sol, New Mexico, Susana Martinez
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In N.M., Wildlife Group Mislabels Pearce
This ad says Republican Steve Pearce was "named one of the most corrupt members of Congress." We find that’s a bum rap. The ad also falsely attacks the former GOP congressman for voting in 2005 to give "big oil giants like BP … billions in tax breaks." Pearce’s vote actually resulted …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged 2010 midterm elections, Defenders of Wildlife, ethics, New Mexico, oil companies, Steve Pearce, Tom Udall
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New Mexico and Arkansas Races
In episode 13 of FactCheck Radio, we look at a Republican ad that was condemned by the head of the GOP in New Mexico. Plus, we debunk labor union ads attacking Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, and we update listeners on claims about Muslims and the health care law. …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged AFSCME, Blanche Lincoln, health care reform, labor unions, muslims, New Mexico, podcast, SEIU, Susana Martinez, Weh
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Nonsense in New Mexico
Rep. Steve Pearce’s campaign and an independent anti-abortion group both have attacked Rep. Heather Wilson in the hotly contested race to be the Republican nominee for an open New Mexico Senate seat. But Pearce and the group run afoul of the facts. A mailer from Pearce claims that Wilson “voted for cloning that would create human embryos specifically to be destroyed for scientific research.” Actually, she voted to make it illegal to clone humans for reproductive purposes; the bill did not address embryos to be used for research, as anti-abortion groups wanted. It’s simply false to say she voted for som
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Posted in Articles
Tagged 2008 elections, abortion, Heather Wilson, New Mexico, Steve Pearce
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