Q: Have tax cuts always resulted in higher tax revenues and more economic growth as many tax cut proponents claim?
A: No. In fact, economists say tax cuts do not spark enough growth to pay for themselves.
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More Money Doesn’t Guarantee Nomination
Q: Does the person with the most money ALWAYS win the presidential nomination?
A: No. The biggest money-raisers are beaten fairly regularly. Just ask Howard Dean.
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A: The winner-take-all system in the U.S. favors two stable parties.
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A: No. Reporters who broke the story didn’t suggest he acted illegally.
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A: Probably not. But they don’t have much impact, either.
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A: No, neither the United Kingdom nor the University of Kentucky has suspended teaching the Holocaust.
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A: According to the Census Bureau, the figure is 27 percent of adults.
Bill Clinton Lost Iowa and New Hampshire Primaries
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A: In the current system, only Bill Clinton, though others have lost one or the other.
Pork-barrel Spending
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Abortions: Comparing Catholic and Protestant Women
Q: Do Catholic women get abortions more frequently than Protestant women?
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