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Olbermann claims Connecticut has a public plan

By Catharine Richert
November 2, 2009
Sen. Joe Lieberman's "home state has a public option which covers about 10,000 of its citizens that was introduced by its Republican governor."
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Jarrett claims Obama has majority support for health care plan

By Louis Jacobson
November 2, 2009
There is majority support for the Democrats' health care plans.
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List your guns on your 1040? No — this bill never passed

By Ian Jannetta
November 2, 2009
You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return.
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Insurance companies do not get a third of all national health spending

By Angie Drobnic Holan
October 30, 2009
"One-third of the health care dollar goes to no such thing as health care; it goes to the insurance companies."
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Bono claims U.S. gives about half the aid as European countries, percentage-wise

October 30, 2009
When it comes to aid, "the United States is still about half as what European countries give as a percentage."
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Conservative group says health care reform bill allows government to pry into tax records

By Louis Jacobson
October 29, 2009
The Democrats' health care bill "gives a new Health Choices Commissioner the right to look at an individual's tax return to determine what medical benefits…
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Does Obama need Congress’ permission to get Nobel?

By Angie Drobnic Holan
October 29, 2009
A president must "obtain Congress' consent before formally accepting the Nobel Prize."
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Chain e-mail claims Obama is handing out free cell phones to the needy

By Catharine Richert
October 28, 2009
A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month.
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Health care reform will not force people into a government-run plan

By Angie Drobnic Holan
October 28, 2009
"Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do."
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O’Reilly accuses media of not following Fox’s lead on Anita Dunn-Mao Tse-tung story

By Louis Jacobson
October 27, 2009
When White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Mao Tse-tung was "one of her favorite philosophers, only Fox News picked that up."
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President Bush did give the New York Times interviews

By Angie Drobnic Holan
October 27, 2009
"President Bush never did one interview with the New York Times during his entire presidency."
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