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Tag Archives: Mitt Romney
More Florida Fouls
Newt Gingrich falsely claimed he never favored a federal mandate requiring individuals to have health insurance. Romney repeated a false accusation that President Obama failed to denounce Hamas rocket attacks in a speech to the United Nations. And Santorum insisted that Muslim terrorists are seeking missile bases in Cuba — …
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Liberal Union Joins Attack on Romney in Florida
Newt Gingrich is getting help from a surprising ally: the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees. The liberal-leaning labor group is running a TV ad in Florida slamming Mitt Romney for profiting personally from a company later convicted of Medicare fraud while he was a director. The ad …
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Factual Flubs in Florida
The four remaining candidates debated once again, this time in Tampa, Florida — where facts took a beating. Mitt Romney falsely claimed the Navy is smaller now than at any time since the start of World War I. (It had fewer ships as recently as four years ago.) And Newt …
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South Carolina Smackdown
Facts were sometimes used as blunt instruments as the four remaining GOP presidential candidates hammered away at each other in the last debate before Saturday’s South Carolina primary. Santorum and Romney tangled …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged abortion, health care, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, President Obama, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, unemployment, veterans benefits
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Gingrich’s Plan: Nearly Zero Tax for Romney
Newt Gingrich joked that he ought to rename his proposed 15 percent flat tax the “Mitt Romney Flat Tax,” so “all Americans would pay the rate Mitt Romney paid.” Actually, not all Americans. Under Gingrich’s tax plan, Romney would likely pay closer to zero percent. Although he has not released …
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And Then There Were Five …
In a spirited debate, Republican candidates variously strained the facts on President Obama’s record on trade, tangled with each other over a misleading ad about allowing felons to vote, and erred on the history of the federal income tax. Otherwise, the five remaining GOP presidential candidates pretty much stuck to …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, taxes, trade, voting rights
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Mitt the Ripper?
OK, we get the joke. But there’s a problem with the satirical TV spot that the Stephen Colbert “super PAC” is running against Mitt Romney in South Carolina. Romney didn’t bump off the companies that the ad jokingly claims he did. For those who haven’t been watching the Comedy …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Bain Capital, Mitt Romney, Stephen Colbert, super PAC
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Facts Strained in ‘King of Bain’
A 28-minute political documentary released this week by a pro-Newt Gingrich super PAC presents a one-sided, often distorted and misleading view of Mitt Romney’s years leading the venture capital firm Bain Capital. Interspersed with appropriately eerie music, the video …
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Tagged Bain Capital, jobs, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Winning Our Future
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Gingrich Makes a French Connection
Newt Gingrich attacks Mitt Romney once again, this time in a Web video that bashes Romney for raising taxes, giving money to Democrats (back in 1992) and — sacre bleu! — speaking French. But a few of the claims, besides the French one, could use some context. The one-minute video …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged abortion, campaign contributions, French, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, taxes
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Gingrich’s ‘Baloney’-filled Attacks on Romney
Newt Gingrich is out with two new attacks on Mitt Romney: an ad airing in South Carolina that tries to brand Romney as a “pro-abortion” governor, and a nearly three-minute Web video that gauges Romney statements on a “Baloney-O-Meter.” We found a bit of baloney in both …
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