Latest Fact Checks By Shawn Zeller

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Obama’s no maverick

December 3, 2008
"Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue."
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A player, but not the captain

December 3, 2008
Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing."
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Obama’s earmark number is correct

October 7, 2008
"Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
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Kissinger and Obama aren’t really on the same page

September 27, 2008
Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran β€” guess what β€” without precondition."
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Republicans weren’t shut out

September 26, 2008
House Republicans "weren't part of the negotiations" on the Wall Street bailout plan.
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He said it was patriotic to pay higher taxes

September 23, 2008
"Last week Senator Obama's running mate said, get this, 'Raising taxes is patriotic.' "
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Cherry-picking the record

September 17, 2008
McCain "voted to cut education funding, against accountability standards. He even proposed abolishing the Department of Education."
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McCain’s got Obama over a pork barrel

September 16, 2008
"Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress."
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McCain’s record on pork: Good, not perfect

September 16, 2008
"I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
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Dems discussed terrorism aplenty

September 4, 2008
"For four days in Denver, the Democrats were afraid to use the words 'Islamic terrorism.'"
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McCain’s on Georgia’s side (so is Obama)

August 13, 2008
"John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government."
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If you look at one narrow source

July 29, 2008
Barack Obama "is more to the left of the announced Socialist in the United States Senate."
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