Misdirection from Crossroads GPS
Ads from a Rove-connected group attack Democratic Senate candidates with faulty claims on health care law.
2011 Tax Increases
A scary e-mail lists "Tax hikes in 2011" that probably won’t take effect, or won’t apply to families making under $250,000 a year.
Questions about the "Ground Zero Mosque"
We answer questions we’ve been asked most often by readers about the controversial project.
Outside Ads Mislead in California
In the governor's race, Republican Whitman and Democrat Brown are attacked by union-funded and pro-business groups.
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AFSCME’s Big, Brazen Attack
Labor union spends a pretty penny on misleading ads against GOP House candidates in Michigan and Nevada.
September 1, 2010The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees is spending more than $1.5 million on ads that attack Republican congressional candidates in Michigan and Nevada. The big ad buy from the labor union also comes with some grandiose …
Misdirection from Crossroads GPS
Ads from a Rove-connected group attack Democratic Senate candidates with faulty claims on health care law.
August 30, 2010A group with ties to Karl Rove sends viewers astray in a $2 million ad campaign attacking Democratic Senate candidates in Pennsylvania, California and Kentucky. The ads make badly misleading claims about the health care legislation …
A Bitter Battle in the Bayou
Two Republicans go negative in final days of Louisiana House primary.
August 26, 2010The primary in Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District has turned exceptionally nasty in the final days, with the top two Republicans airing harsh attack ads against each other that contain false and misleading claims. Most notably, former state House …
Outside Ads Mislead in California
In the governor's race, Republican Whitman and Democrat Brown are attacked by union-funded and pro-business groups.
August 20, 2010In the race for California governor, outside groups supporting Republican Meg Whitman and Democrat Jerry Brown are airing new TV ads that mislead voters. An independent group financed by labor unions distorts Whitman’s record as president and chief …
Obama’s (Latest) Social Security Whopper
The president claims Republican leaders are as eager to 'privatize' Social Security as they are to repeal his health care law. That's not true.
August 16, 2010President Obama claimed that Republican leaders are pushing to make “privatizing Social Security a key part of their legislative agenda” should they regain control …
AFSCME’s Misleading Tax Attack
Union ad misrepresents a GOP House candidate's position on taxes.
August 12, 2010AFSCME, the big labor union, is running a misleading ad attacking one of the GOP’s premier House candidates. In an attempt to protect a vulnerable freshman Democrat, Rep. John Boccieri of Ohio, AFSCME badly misrepresents his Republican challenger’s stance on taxation. AFSCME’s ad …
Corporate-Labor Smackdown in Minnesota
Corporations back GOP candidate Emmer for governor, while a union-funded group attacks him with misleading ads.
August 6, 2010Minnesota’s race for governor is pitting corporate money against money from labor unions and wealthy Democrats. So far, the misleading attack ads are all coming from the liberal side, and the corporate side is being badly outspent to boot. The Alliance for …
