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Paul Knocks Flies and NIH Funding

February 19, 2015

Sen. Rand Paul made several misleading statements about the National Institutes of Health and some of the research that it funds.

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Q: Did the comedian Steve Harvey author a post in support of President Donald Trump circulating on social media?

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