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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Smear or Be Smeared?
Summary The Democratic National Committee proposes to spend unlimited amounts of money to "tell the real story" about John McCain before Republicans can "start smearing" the eventual Democratic nominee. But the line of attack the Democrats outline to their potential donors in an e-mail contains some claims that are false …
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Tagged Democratic National Committee, DNC, Iraq, jack abramoff, John McCain
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Suing Over False Political Advertising
Q: Can people be sued for false political advertising? A: Targets of false ads rarely sue. Libel law makes it practically impossible for candidates to collect damages, even if they should win.
From Congress to the White House
Q: Who was the last sitting congressman or senator to be elected president? A: John F. Kennedy was the last president to have moved directly from Congress to the White House.
Huckabee an Evangelical
Q: Is it correct to refer to Mike Huckabee as an evangelical? A: Yes. Huckabee describes himself as an evangelical.
The Budget and Deficit Under Clinton
Q: During the Clinton administration was the federal budget balanced? Was the federal deficit erased? A: Yes to both questions, whether you count Social Security or not.
Jobless Rate and Unemployment Benefits
Q: Does the official jobless rate fail to count people who have no unemployment benefits? A: They are counted, too. The rate is based on a huge survey and counts those who are out of work whether they get benefits or not.
