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Clinton-Obama Slugfest

Posted on January 22, 2008 , Updated on January 24, 2008

Summary In one of the liveliest debates of the 2008 presidential campaign, the three top Democrats slugged it out in Myrtle Beach, S.C. We noted some low blows: Clinton falsely accused Obama of saying he "really liked the ideas of the Republicans" including private Social Security accounts and deficit spending. …
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Short Ads, Even Shorter on the Facts

Posted on January 16, 2008

Summary Two recent ads by the Edwards campaign are quick and to the point, but they miss the mark. One claims that Edwards is the "only" Democrat who "beats" the leading Republican contenders in "the recent" CNN poll. Actually, Edwards wasn’t even included in the most recent CNN poll; the …
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Stacking the Deck

Posted on January 16, 2008

Summary The three leading Democratic presidential candidates debated in Las Vegas and we noted the following: Clinton once again mischaracterized the 2005 energy bill, saying it had "enormous giveaways" to oil and gas companies. In truth, the measure raised taxes on those industries. Obama accused the Bush administration of failing …
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N.H. Debate: The Dems’ Turn

Posted on January 6, 2008 , Updated on January 8, 2008 , Corrected on January 8, 2008

Summary During the Democratic portion of the Jan. 5 New Hampshire debate: Obama claimed we are "back where we started two years ago" in Iraq. Actually, all indicators of violence show dramatic improvement compared with two years ago. Clinton repeated a misleading claim that the 2005 energy bill was "larded …
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Not Working 4 Edwards

Posted on December 19, 2007

Summary A new ad sponsored by a labor union PAC in support of Democratic presidential candidate Edwards implies that the closing of an Iowa Maytag factory and the loss of 1,800 jobs are due to "tax breaks to companies that move jobs offshore." And it says Edwards would end such …
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Twisting Facts in Spanglish

Posted on September 10, 2007

Summary The Sunday night debate, complete with interpreters, produced a few flubs or fibs from the Democratic field, including these: Rep. Dennis Kucinich gave a figure for health insurance company profits that was vastly overstated. He also made a much-disputed claim about NAFTA. Former Sen. John Edwards made his health …
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AFL-CIO Democratic Forum

Posted on August 8, 2007 , Updated on August 14, 2007

Summary Seven Democratic presidential candidates appeared Aug. 7 in a nationally televised forum at Chicago’s Soldier Field, sponsored by the AFL-CIO. Once again, we found some claims that were wrong and others that were questionable. Sen. Joseph Biden said none of the others "has a better labor record than me." …
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