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Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Democratic-leaning labor union representing 2.1 million health care, government and property management workers.
Feb. 21: Health Care Spending, Keystone XL Pipeline, Patriot Majority USA
League of Conservation Voters
An environmental group launched in 1969 that targets a “Dirty Dozen” list of politicians for defeat.
Facts of the Union
We found a few overstatements and cherry-picked numbers among the applause lines and proposals in President Obama’s State of the Union address.
FactChecking the Virginia Governor’s Race
FactCheck.org Managing Editor Lori Robertson discusses the (mostly accurate) TV ads in the race for governor of Virginia on Fox 5 News in Washington, D.C.
For more, see our archive files for candidates Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli.
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Aug. 27-Sep. 2
This week, readers sent us letters about “special” subsidies for Congress and “forced” home inspections.
In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the email we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
Obama’s Premium Promise
On Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Managing Editor Lori Robertson fact-checks President Obama’s claim that all of the currently uninsured would be able to get insurance on the exchanges “at a significantly cheaper rate” than what they can get now on the individual market, without federal subsidies. Even Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, has acknowledged younger Americans would likely pay more.
For more on Obama’s statement, see our Aug. 13 post, “Obama Overpromises on Premiums.”
Aug. 2: Eliot Spitzer, Illegal Immigration, Louie Gohmert
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of July 16-22
This week, readers sent us letters about penalties in the federal health care law and the new look of our website.
In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the email we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.