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Mandel’s Deceptive Defense Against Sen. Brown

Posted on May 29, 2012

The campaign of Republican Senate candidate Josh Mandel of Ohio is fighting back against “negative ads” from Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown with one of its very own. But it’s one that makes several inaccurate claims: The ad claims that Brown “gave huge bonuses to executives.” That’s not true. Brown actually …
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Obama, Ohio Jobs and Bailout Bonuses

Posted on September 17, 2010

In episode 29 of our podcast, we debunk a claim made by President Obama about Afghanistan, dueling ads about jobs in the Ohio Senate race, and an Arizona ad that makes an overblown assertion about executive bonuses and the stimulus. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode29.mp3[/podcast] For more on the stories discussed in this episode, …
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Bailout Bonuses Are Back

Posted on September 16, 2010

A TV ad in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District and a mailer in Ohio’s 15th both accuse Democratic candidates of voting to give out huge Wall Street bonuses. That’s way overblown. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the stimulus bill, included less stringent restrictions on bonuses than those in an …
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