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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of April 26-May 2

This week, readers sent us comments about the Rev. Franklin Graham and President Barack Obama’s budget speech. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of April 19-26

This week, readers sent us comments about President Obama’s budget speech and more on Donald Trump’s claims about Obama’s birthplace. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of April 12-18

This week, readers sent us comments about Donald Trump, Social Security, balanced coverage, congressional reform and Sarah Palin. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of April 5-11

This week, readers sent us comments about Donald Trump, the Massachusetts health care law and the FactCheck quiz. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of March 29-April 4

This week, readers sent us comments about the Wisconsin budget battle and our scrutiny of Republicans and Democrats. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of March 22-28

This week, readers sent us comments about oil production, oil imports and reliable sources of information. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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Who Sells American Gasoline?

Q: Is it true that boycotting companies that import foreign oil will "avoid putting more money into the coffers" of foreign countries? A: No. There is no way to know for sure whether your local station is selling gasoline from imported or domestic oil. Besides, U.S. oil demand is twice …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of March 15-21

This week, readers sent us comments about U.S. oil imports and the Wisconsin budget battle. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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Barbour Inflates Obama’s Job Losses

Haley Barbour grossly exaggerated the nation’s job losses under President Barack Obama in a March 14 speech in Chicago. Speaking to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the Republican governor of Mississippi urged his audience to look at the Obama administration’s record "in the last two years" on spending and job …
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of March 8-14

This week, readers praised our article on Social Security and also sent comments about Rep. Ron Paul, unions, budget cuts and other readers’ comments. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.

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