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Tag Archives: Steve Pearce
In N.M., Wildlife Group Mislabels Pearce
This ad says Republican Steve Pearce was "named one of the most corrupt members of Congress." We find that’s a bum rap. The ad also falsely attacks the former GOP congressman for voting in 2005 to give "big oil giants like BP … billions in tax breaks." Pearce’s vote actually resulted …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged 2010 midterm elections, Defenders of Wildlife, ethics, New Mexico, oil companies, Steve Pearce, Tom Udall
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Nonsense in New Mexico
Rep. Steve Pearce’s campaign and an independent anti-abortion group both have attacked Rep. Heather Wilson in the hotly contested race to be the Republican nominee for an open New Mexico Senate seat. But Pearce and the group run afoul of the facts. A mailer from Pearce claims that Wilson “voted for cloning that would create human embryos specifically to be destroyed for scientific research.” Actually, she voted to make it illegal to clone humans for reproductive purposes; the bill did not address embryos to be used for research, as anti-abortion groups wanted. It’s simply false to say she voted for som
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Posted in Articles
Tagged 2008 elections, abortion, Heather Wilson, New Mexico, Steve Pearce
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