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Outside Groups Twist Truth in Nevada Senate Race

Posted on June 21, 2012 , Updated on July 10, 2012 , Corrected on July 5, 2012

Dueling attack ads from outside groups in the Nevada Senate race rely on twisted facts. An ad from the conservative American Crossroads attacks Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley for an ethics probe related to her efforts on behalf of a kidney program and kidney doctors, including her husband. And an ad …
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Truth-Twisting Tweets

Posted on March 16, 2012

In tweets to her followers, Nevada Rep. Shelley Berkley claims her Republican opponent for U.S. Senate voted to “kill Medicare” and to “effectively ban contraception.” Both statements are untrue. Sen. Dean Heller supported failed Republican legislation that would have substantially changed Medicare — in 2022 — to a program that …
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