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Monthly Archives: February 2008
‘Home’ to More Presidents: Ohio or Va.?
Q: Which state has been home to more U.S. presidents: Ohio or Virginia? A: It’s either Virginia, Ohio or a tie, depending on how you count.
Oil and Gas Company Tax Breaks
Q: What kind of tax breaks does the U.S. give to oil companies and to corporations that send jobs overseas? A: Companies with overseas subsidiaries can keep their income untaxed by the IRS if they don’t transfer that revenue back to the U.S. Oil and gas companies received tax breaks …
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Fear and False Claims
A widely-seen ad pushes a White House-backed bill that would make it easier for the government to wiretap Americans. It also would give retroactive legal immunity to telecom companies that cooperated with Bush’s secret, post-9/11 warrantless wiretapping program. Sponsored by Defense of Democracies, a group with GOP connections, the ad takes the House to task for not passing the bill, as the Senate has. The ad appeals to fear, with its image of Osama bin Laden and similar ploys. But we find that it also makes several misleading claims.
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Tagged Defense of Democracies, Protect America Act, Restore Act, wiretapping
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John McCain’s Presidential Eligibility
Q: How can Panamanian-born McCain be elected president? A: Though born abroad, he is considered a natural-born U.S. citizen. FULL QUESTION: I understand John McCain was born in Panama. Doesn’t that make him ineligible to be president? I thought the Constitution said you had to have been born in a …
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Vice President Bill Clinton?
Q: Could former President Bill Clinton be vice president? A: Probably not, but it’s an untested constitutional conundrum.
Cell Phones and Political Polls
Q: Are polls skewed because many people only have cell phones? A: Poll-takers worry a lot about this. A recent study indicates that polling results aren't yet affected very much. We're not so sure.
