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Obama credits pay-as-you-go rule with producing 1990s surpluses

By Bill Adair , Louis Jacobson

January 28, 2010

The "pay-as-you-go law ... was a big reason why we had record surpluses in the 1990s."

Cheney says Obama won’t admit the U.S. at war against terrorists

By Bill Adair

January 3, 2010

President Obama "doesn't ... want to admit we're at war."

Obama says White Sox can still make the playoffs

By Bill Adair

September 20, 2009

"Mathematically, the White Sox can still get in the playoffs."

CNN’s King doesn’t provide full count for Obama Twitter followers

By Bill Adair

August 4, 2009

"The John McCain Twitter account has more than 1.1 million followers. The official White House Twitter account has only about 830,000."

More than 500 Guantanamo detainees were released or transferred under Bush

By Bill Adair

June 18, 2009

"Some 500 detainees were released from Guantanamo during the Bush administration."

Obama exaggerates role of “pay as you go” in balancing federal budget

By Bill Adair

May 7, 2009

Pay-as-you-go "is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s."

Michele Bachmann wrong that swine flu broke out under Carter

By Bill Adair

April 30, 2009

In the 1970s, "the swine flu broke out . . . under another Democrat, President Jimmy Carter."

Columnist Will correct that initial TARP money did not buy toxic assets

By Bill Adair

April 9, 2009

"Congress shoveled $700 billion into the Troubled Assets Relief Program, $325 billion of which has been spent without purchasing any toxic assets."

O’Donnell alleges Gingrich laid off Bush, record indicates otherwise

By Bill Adair

April 7, 2009

"There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea."

Obama’s claim about discretionary spending relies on one number

By Bill Adair

March 25, 2009

"As a percentage of gross domestic product, we are reducing nondefense discretionary spending to its lowest level since the '60s, lower than it was under…

Democrats too low with $3.8 billion earmark estimate for Omnibus

By Bill Adair

March 2, 2009

The omnibus bill has only $3.8 billion in earmarks.

McCain says presidential helicopters now more costly than Air Force One

By Bill Adair

February 27, 2009

A new presidential helicopter "is now going to cost as much as Air Force One."

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Obama credits pay-as-you-go rule with producing 1990s surpluses

Cheney says Obama won’t admit the U.S. at war against terrorists

Obama says White Sox can still make the playoffs

CNN’s King doesn’t provide full count for Obama Twitter followers

More than 500 Guantanamo detainees were released or transferred under Bush

Obama exaggerates role of “pay as you go” in balancing federal budget

Michele Bachmann wrong that swine flu broke out under Carter

Columnist Will correct that initial TARP money did not buy toxic assets

O’Donnell alleges Gingrich laid off Bush, record indicates otherwise

Obama’s claim about discretionary spending relies on one number

Democrats too low with $3.8 billion earmark estimate for Omnibus

McCain says presidential helicopters now more costly than Air Force One