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Hodes Deletes Truth in NH Senate Race

Posted on June 30, 2010

It didn’t take long for New Hampshire’s Senate race to turn dirty. In his first TV ad, Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes falsely accuses his likely Republican opponent of erasing e-mails to cover-up her department’s botched investigation of an alleged $20 million Ponzi scheme. …
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Satire Alert: Dodd’s ‘Quote’ on Mortgages

Posted on June 8, 2010

Q: Did Sen. Dodd of Connecticut really say that requiring homebuyers to make a 5 percent down payment "would restrict home ownership to only those who can afford it"? A: No. This quote was made up by satirist John Semmens, who regularly writes a blog called Semi-News — A Satirical …
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Privately Owned Gun Tax?

Posted on June 7, 2009

Q: Would Senate bill 2099 put a yearly $50 tax on each privately owned firearm? A: There is no such bill. A chain e-mail containing bogus claims refers to a bill that died more than eight years ago.

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