Author Archives: Brooks Jackson

Blanket Pardons

Posted on June 24, 2008

Q: Can a president issue a blanket pardon to an individual for crimes that may have been committed in the past but have not yet been discovered? A: Yes. That’s just what Gerald Ford did when he granted "a full, free, and absolute pardon" to Richard Nixon for crimes he …
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Obama’s Lame Claim About McCain’s Money

Posted on June 20, 2008

Summary Obama announced he would become the first presidential candidate since 1972 to rely totally on private donations for his general election campaign, opting out of the system of public financing and spending limits that was put in place after the Watergate scandal. One reason, he said, is that "John …
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Obama’s Birth Certificate

Posted on June 16, 2008

Q: Has Obama’s birth certificate been disclosed? A: Yes. His campaign made a copy public after speculation by conservative bloggers that he might not be a "natural-born citizen."

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McCain and the Gas Tax

Posted on June 11, 2008

Q: Do the poor drive farther than the rich, as McCain claims? A: No. McCain is wrong when he claims repeatedly that low-income people drive more. In fact, the affluent drive twice as many miles.

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Clinton and the Popular Vote

Posted on June 5, 2008

Q: Did Clinton win the popular vote? A: Obama won more votes unless you count Michigan, where he wasn’t on the ballot.

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Clinton Spins Her Donors

Posted on May 30, 2008 , Updated on June 2, 2008

The debt-strapped Clinton campaign is appealing for money with an e-mail telling potential donors that polls “consistently” show she would beat McCain in November, and that she’s leading Obama in the popular vote. We find both claims are misleading. A number of recent polls actually show Clinton tied with McCain, or even trailing. For most of 2008, polls have shown McCain ahead.
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Diesel Fuel and Gasoline Costs

Posted on May 26, 2008

Q: Why does diesel fuel cost more than gasoline? A: The main reason is rising global demand, but new environmental restrictions and higher federal taxes also are factors.

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Top 1%: What They Make and Pay

Posted on May 2, 2008

Q: What percent of taxes does the top 1 percent pay and what percent of the income do they make? A: The top 1 percent of all households got 18 percent of all personal income and paid nearly 28 percent of all federal taxes in 2005, according to the Congressional …
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Impact of Capital Gains Tax on the Middle Class

Posted on April 30, 2008

Q: Would raising the capital gains tax rate hit the middle class? A: More than 80 percent of all capital gains income went to those making more than $200,000 a year in 2006. Very few making under $50,000 would be affected by any increase in the top capital gains rate.

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DNC vs. McCain

Posted on April 29, 2008

Summary The Democratic National Committee has produced two TV ads against McCain, hoping to soften him up while the party figures out who its own presidential nominee will be. One ad shows selected portions of McCain’s comments that a 100-year U.S. presence in Iraq would be "fine with me." The …
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