Bush says 70 per cent of Iraqis see their lives going well, but MoveOn.org says most Iraqis want US troops out. Both sides are right, up to a point.
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A Tortured History
President Bush has declared repeatedly, “we do not torture.” But claims of prisoner abuse continue to surface, Amnesty International has declared the US detention center in Cuba to be “a gulag,” and the administration has yet to deny a news report that it holds scores of suspects in secret CIA prisons overseas.
RNC Web Ad: Are Democrats Waving White Flag In Iraq?
Controversial ad implies Dean, Boxer & Kerry advocate “retreat and defeat.” We supply background.
Liberal Ad Against Alito: True As Far As It Goes
A mostly liberal group’s ad says Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito made a ruling “to make it easier for corporations to discriminate” and also “voted to approve the strip search of a 10-year-old girl.” As is often the case with 30-second ads, there’s more to it than that.
Ad Pushes Digital TV – But Doesn’t Tell The Whole Story
It claims conversion to all-digital is a “win-win.” Actually, there could be 21 million losers, and taxpayers could pay billions in subsidies.
Taxing The Truth In New Jersey Ad War
Forrester says 15 votes were for “higher taxes.” Corzine says the same 15 votes were “to lower taxes.”
We Need A Fence?
TV ads say “easy immigration from Mexico” provides cover for terrorists. But the 9/11 hijackers had visas. And what about Canada?
No Death Penalty For Hitler? GOP Ad Goes Too Far
The Republican candidate for Virginia governor claims his opponent “says that Adolf Hitler doesn’t qualify for the death penalty.” But that’s not what the Democrat said.
Is Bush to Blame for New Orleans Flooding?
He did slash funding for levee projects. But the Army Corps of Engineers says Katrina was just too strong.
A Half-true Attack on McCain
The anti-tax Club for Growth runs an ad in New Hampshire claiming McCain would “keep the death tax.” Actually, McCain favors a big reduction.