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Kerry & Bush Duel Over Medicare Premiums – Who’s To Blame For The 17% Increase?

September 16, 2004

Bush falsely claims Kerry voted repeatedly to raise premiums. Kerry’s spot blaming Bush alone for the latest increase isn’t much better.

A False Ad About Assault Weapons

September 14, 2004

A new MoveOn PAC ad implies machine guns are becoming legal, which isn’t true. And it blames Bush, even though Bush said he would have extended the ban on assault weapons.

Kerry Exaggerates Cost of War in Iraq

September 13, 2004

Kerry is using an exaggerated figure for the cost of the Iraq war in his latest line of attack against Bush, claiming in the latest version of his standard stump speech that the war in Iraq has cost “$200 billion and counting.”

Democratic Group’s Ad Revives “AWOL” Allegation Against Bush

September 8, 2004

“Texans for Truth” group features another Alabama Guardsman who doesn’t recall seeing Bush in 1972.

Zell Miller’s Attack on Kerry: A Little Out Of Date

September 3, 2004

Miller slams Kerry for opposing bombers, fighters, and helicopters. That WAS true 20 years ago but not lately.

Update on Kerry’s “Shrinking Middle Class” — Still Shrinking in 2003

September 1, 2004

In an earlier article, we said Kerry based his claim that “our great middle class is shrinking” on some pretty stale numbers. Now fresh numbers are available — and Kerry’s statement is looking a lot better.

Bush Still Fudging the Numbers on Kerry’s Tax Votes

August 30, 2004

The Bush-Cheney campaign released a television ad August 23 accusing Kerry of casting “98 votes for tax increases.” The number is an improvement on Bush’s earlier claim that Kerry cast 350 votes for “higher taxes,” which we described as inflated. But even the new, reduced total is padded.