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Sunday Replay

Posted on June 7, 2010

This Sunday’s round of political talk shows left a few misimpressions, among them the notion that nothing like the BP blowout had happened before. We clear up the confusion. Barbour on Blowouts Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour told "Fox News Sunday" viewers that the BP oil spill is the first time …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on June 1, 2010

Did someone in the White House commit a federal misdemeanor by getting involved in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary? A leading Republican House member says yes, but he’s contradicted by a former U.S. attorney general from the Bush administration. That’s our first subject in this holiday-delayed issue of "Sunday Replay," where …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on May 3, 2010

Immigration and the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico crowded out most other subjects on the May 2 Sunday talk shows, and we found trampled facts in both areas.  Immigration Face-Off on ‘Face the Nation’ Arizona’s tough new immigration law sparked a heated exchange between Democratic Rep. Luis Gutierrez …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on April 26, 2010

We found a few claims worthy of comment on the Sunday political talk shows. On NBC’s "Meet the Press," Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said that President Obama was being "misleading" when he boasted about General Motors and Chrysler repaying the government: "Meet the Press" host David Gregory: The …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on April 20, 2010

During his first appearance on CBS’ "Face the Nation" on April 18, Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts claimed that the financial regulatory bill could potentially cost insurance companies in his state 25,000 to 35,000 jobs. But the freshman senator has failed to provide any support for the claim, and …
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