This week, readers sent us comments about congressional ethics and the politics of the next generation.
In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
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FactCheck Mailbag, Week of March 9-March 15
This week, readers sent us comments about the Congressional Budget Office, Alaskan oil production and the cost of the health care bill.
In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
Health Care Claims, and a Party Plane?
This week, we examine health care claims from the president, a conservative group and a Republican candidate in the race for a Senate seat in Nevada. Plus, we give listeners the scoop on allegations that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi hosts congressional party planes.
Just the Facts 2010: Guns
We take a look at some bogus rumors about President Obama’s actions on gun control that have been swirling since the 2008 campaign.
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of March 2-March 8
This week, readers sent us comments about our new podcast, balanced journalism and Starbucks Liqueur.
In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Feb. 23-March 1
This week, readers sent us a comments about reconciliation and health care, premium costs, and the danger of clicking on links in chain e-mails.
In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
FactCheck Radio Episode #1
The premiere edition of our podcast features a look at the factual malpractice that took place during the president’s nearly daylong health care summit.
March 2, 2010
Chile’s population is 16.6 million.
Source: CIA World Factbook
March 1, 2010
March 1, 1692, marked the beginning of the Salem Witch Trials.
Source: Library of Congress
February 28, 2010
The last time the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team won the gold medal was in 1980 in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Source: U.S. Olympic Committee/Associated Press