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Obama criticizes Republicans who opposed stimulus, then claim credit for projects it funded

By Louis Jacobson
February 5, 2010
Some Republicans who voted against the stimulus "have been all too happy to claim credit for Recovery Act projects and the jobs those projects have…
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Ron Paul claims money supply has doubled

By Lukas Pleva
February 5, 2010
"The money supply has doubled in the last year."
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Texas has the 43rd best graduation rate in the United States

February 5, 2010
"Our (Texas) graduation rate ranks 43rd out of 50 states."
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Debra Medina says her name was No. 1 search on night of first GOP debate

By W. Gardner Selby
February 5, 2010
"For the hour after the (Jan. 14) debate, 'Debra Medina' was the No. 1 search on Google and for the remainder of that night No.…
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Obama proposed to ax budget of Forest Service program that veered so far astray, it funded a music festival

February 4, 2010
"We're also cutting a Forest Service economic development program that strayed so far from any mission that it funded a music festival."
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McCain flips on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

By Catharine Richert
February 4, 2010
On whether he supports 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'
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Krugman calls Senate health care bill similar to law in Massachusetts

By Louis Jacobson
February 4, 2010
The Senate-passed health care bill "is identical to the Massachusetts health care plan -- the same thing."
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Kay Bailey Hutchison ad pours out headlines casting Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests

By W. Gardner Selby
February 4, 2010
  Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests.
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Farouk Shami says Bill White is discriminating, taking jobs from blacks to give to friends

By W. Gardner Selby
February 4, 2010
Bill White "is discriminating. He's taking jobs from African Americans and giving them to his friends."
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In PolitiFact debut, Brown says federal jobs pay twice as much as private sector jobs

By Catharine Richert
February 3, 2010
"Federal employees are making twice as much as their private counterparts."
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Beck claims Marines were created by Thomas Jefferson to combat Islamic pirates

February 3, 2010
"Thomas Jefferson created the Marines for the Islamic pirates that were happening."
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