Latest Fact-Checks In Bush Administration

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Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry
stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"During the Bush administration, you actually had a prominent liberal write a book about how Bush was preparing for a fascist takeover of this country."
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By Jon Greenberg • May 12, 2015
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X posts
stated on January 23, 2015 in various social media postings:
The Republican Party has not won a presidential election without either a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket since 1928.  
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 26, 2015
Bret Baier
Bret Baier
stated on January 20, 2015 in an analysis of Obama's speech:
In President Barack Obama’s 2015 State of the Union address, "the words ‘al-Qaida’ were never used, the first time those words have not been used in a State of the Union address since February 2001."
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January 21, 2015
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on April 13, 2011 in a radio interview:
The Bush tax cuts "helped to create a substantial part of the deficit."
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By Tom Feran • April 29, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 6, 2011 in an interview with President Barack Obama:
Tells President Barack Obama that he also asked former President George W. Bush about how he felt about Americans hating him.
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By Louis Jacobson • February 8, 2011
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on July 14, 2010 in an interview with Rachel Maddow :
Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s.
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By Stephen Koff • July 25, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 28, 2008 in a speech at Democratic National Convention:
"John McCain has voted with George Bush 90 percent of the time."
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August 28, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 23, 2008 in a speech in Springfield, Ill.:
Says McCain once said that on "the most important issues of our day, I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush."
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By Bill Adair • August 23, 2008
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
stated on June 18, 2008 in a radio interview with Democracy Now!:
"He won't even support his colleague's ... motion to censure the Bush administration for systemic repeated illegal wiretaps."
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By Alexander Lane • June 30, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 3, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn.:
"John McCain decided to stand with George Bush 95 percent of the time (last year)."
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By Adriel Bettelheim • June 4, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 3, 2008 in a campaign e-mail:
"Obama voted to support President Bush between 40 and 50 percent of the time over the past two years."
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By Adriel Bettelheim • June 4, 2008