Latest Fact Checks By Angie Drobnic Holan

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Not far from Lincoln’s sentiment

September 12, 2008
Sarah Palin was repeating "Abraham Lincoln's words" in discussing the war in Iraq.
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Earlier, she didn’t “attribute it to being man-made”

September 12, 2008
On whether global warming is man-made.
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Education ad is incomplete

September 11, 2008
Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' is 'elusive' on accountability, and a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.'
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An absurd claim about a bill that never passed

September 11, 2008
Obama's one education accomplishment was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners."
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However, loyalty was the overriding issue

September 9, 2008
Palin "fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her."
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100-million people is more accurate

September 8, 2008
John McCain's tax plan will give no reduction "for 100-million American families."
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Trend is right but numbers are wrong

September 8, 2008
"The average American family" saw income rise $7,500 under Bill Clinton and decline $2,000 under George Bush.
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History notes elder McCain’s passing

September 5, 2008
"My grandfather came home from ... (World War II) exhausted from the burdens he had borne, and died the next day."
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Obama cuts taxes for some, though

September 4, 2008
"I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them."
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Obama’s taxes hit only higher incomes

September 3, 2008
Barack Obama supports plans to raise "income taxes ... payroll taxes."
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