Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes another wildly false claim in a new Web ad — saying that the U.S. poverty rate has hit an “all-time high.” In fact, the rate is the highest since 1993, but 7.3 percentage points lower than it was in 1959, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent annual tallies.
Perry’s false claim about the poverty rate follows his false claim during his second debate appearance, when he said Obama’s stimulus measure “created zero jobs”
A Ford TV ad slams competitors for accepting bailout funds, even though the company’s CEO lobbied for the bill. The company — the only one of the Big Three not to receive a bailout — feared a collapse of GM and Chrysler at the time would have hurt suppliers and, in turn, Ford itself. Ford Chief Executive Officer Alan R. Mulally also asked Congress for a “credit line” of up to $9 billion in case the economy worsened.
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Conservative-leaning group founded with help from Karl Rove and former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie.
Liberal-leaning group founded by ex-White House staffers Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney to counter American Crossroads/Crossroads GPS.
Founded by a former Republican senator and a former GOP House aide. Leans GOP/Right-center.
Large federation of labor unions is strongly Democratic.
Labor union representing 1.6 million employees including health care workers, corrections officers and sanitation workers. Leans Democratic.
Pro-business group whose president is the former head of the New Hampshire Republican Party.