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Tag Archives: TARP
Attacks Against Gingrich: How Accurate?
Summary A pro-Romney group is savaging Newt Gingrich with TV ads and mailers to Iowa Republicans. Gingrich dismisses the attacks as “lies.” We find that some of the claims from Restore Our Future are indeed distorted, false or misleading. But several are also right on target. A TV spot makes …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged abortion, china, ethics, Freddie Mac, global warming, Illegal immigration, Libya, medicare, Newt Gingrich, stimulus, TARP, United Nations
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Democratic Bailout Baloney
At least five freshman Democratic House members are running ads claiming they voted against the bank "bailout," when in fact none was in Congress when the bill setting up the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, was enacted. Mary Jo Kilroy says she "voted against the bank bailout." Kathy Dahlkemper …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged bank bailout, Dina Titus, Frank Kratovial, Glenn Nye, Kathy Dahlkemper, Mary Jo Kilroy, TARP, Wall Street
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Carnahan Ad Gets VH1-Inspired Treatment
Are you a fan of VH1′s revolutionary "Pop-Up Video" program? And a political junkie? (And maybe even a St. Louis Rams fan?) Well, we have a treat for you. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch website, stltoday.com, has launched a fact-checking effort called "Pop-Up Politics." Last week, reporter Jake Wagman gave the …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged pop-up video, Robin Carnahan, Roy Blunt, TARP, Wall Street
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Sunday Shows and TARP Claims
In episode 10 of FactCheck Radio, we puncture claims from the Sunday shows about immigration and BP’s regulatory receptiveness, and talk about some misleading allegations involving TARP. (Click the play button below to listen to the podcast. Or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.) [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode10.mp3[/podcast] For more on the …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged Bill Maher, brazil, GM, immigration, oil, podcast, TARP, Webby
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General Motors’ Debt
Q: Did General Motors repay its TARP loan from the Treasury with other TARP money? A: Yes. GM repaid the loan portion of the automaker bailout ahead of schedule, with interest. It used TARP money it had already received but hadn’t spent. And taxpayers are still stuck with GM stock …
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Over the Top on TARP
It’s always fascinating to watch history being rewritten before one’s very eyes. A fresh example comes courtesy of the National Republican Congressional Committee, in a cookie-cutter press release attacking Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia and a slew of his fellow Democrats. We were sent a version of the release headlined …
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Sunday Replay
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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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged budget, General Motors, health care, Mitch McConnell, Richard Shelby, Saxby Chambliss, sunday morning talk shows, TARP
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Tussling Over TARP
A recent TV ad from Arkansas Lt. Governor Bill Halter claims that Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln "says she voted against bailing out Wall Street." That’s not what Lincoln said. The two are campaigning in the Democratic primary for the Senate. Halter’s ad refers to a Lincoln campaign ad from March in …
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Tagged 2010 elections, Arkansas, Bailout, Bill Halter, Blanche Lincoln, TARP, Troubled Asset Relief Program
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