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Scary Medicare Claims

Posted on September 26, 2012

A new TV ad in Florida harkens back to the notorious “death panel” falsehood. It wrongly claims Medicare benefits could be “rationed” and seniors denied treatment by the new health care law. In fact, the law specifically forbids rationing or restriction of benefits. American Crossroads, a super PAC launched with …
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At It Again

Posted on June 15, 2012

The conservative 60 Plus Association is attacking Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida and Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio by dredging up old exaggerations we’ve seen plenty of times before. The claims about the health care law are starting to sound like a broken record: The group claims it’s a “health …
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Chamber Continues to Mislead on Health Care Law

Posted on May 11, 2012

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s latest onslaught of television ads continues to miseducate voters about the potential impact of the health care law. Ads attacking Sen. Bill Nelson and former Rep. Alan Grayson claim that the health care law “could” cause 20 million people to lose employer-paid health care coverage. …
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Crossroads Targets Dems for Budget Woes

Posted on July 14, 2011 , Updated on July 21, 2011

The conservative group Crossroads GPS has launched a $7 million ad campaign targeting President Obama, five Democratic senators and 10 representatives. A lot of the content in the ads …
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Sunday Replay

Posted on June 21, 2010

The Father’s Day political talk shows contained a stretch here, an exaggeration there, misimpressions left everywhere. Here’s what we found. All Studies Don’t Agree On CNN’s "State of the Union," Sen. Joe Lieberman, an Independent, bragged about the supposed benefits of the climate-change bill he has introduced with Democratic Sen. …
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