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Extras: Obama, Bush, Health Care and More

Posted on March 12, 2010

In this edition of Extras, we look at morphing presidents, a piece of health care pie chart and an ad that checks itself. Mighty Morphin’ Presidents In Sunday’s New York Times, the American Civil Liberties Union took out a full page ad urging President Obama to try Sept. 11 defendants …
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A “Trifecta” of Nonsense

Posted on January 8, 2010

The latest anti-Obama rant to show up in e-mail inboxes accuses President Obama of an "unholy" and "anti-American" series of omissions, which it claims no other president has committed. But the fact is, Obama was just doing the same thing that Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush …
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What Happened on Flight 297?

Posted on December 14, 2009

Q: Did Muslim terrorists stage a "dry run" on AirTran flight 297? A: The airline and an eyewitness say this e-mailed claim is "an urban legend" spread by persons who "live in a fantasy world."

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Robo-attacks

Posted on October 20, 2008

Late last week Huffington Post broke the news that a massive robo-call campaign linking Obama and former Weather Underground activist Bill Ayers was targeting voters in numerous states, including Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Maine. Paid for by the McCain-Palin campaign and the Republican National Committee, the call tells listeners that …
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