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Rush is right about Judiciary Committee rules

May 5, 2009

Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch could "end up giving Republicans the ability to filibuster judicial nominees at the Judiciary Committee level so that the nominees…

Sunstein has said people ought to be able to sue on behalf of abused animals

May 5, 2009

Cass Sunstein, President Obama's nominee for regulatory czar, "wants to give legal standing to animals so they can sue you for eating meat."  

Cass Sunstein once considered a “Fairness Doctrine” of sorts for the Internet, but then thought better of it

May 5, 2009

"Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions.

Biden wrong on the way germs travel through an aircraft

May 4, 2009

"When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft."

Michele Bachmann wrong that swine flu broke out under Carter

April 30, 2009

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

Studies show handwashing reduces disease

April 30, 2009

Washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough "makes a huge difference" in reducing transmission of the flu.

Obama correct that civilian deaths and bombings are down in Iraq

April 30, 2009

In Iraq, "civilian deaths, incidents of bombings, etc., remain very low relative to what was going on last year."

Boehner cites “Debt Day” numbers carefully

April 30, 2009

"About halfway through fiscal year 2009, Washington has run out of money."

Sen. Lindsey Graham claims that Geneva Conventions didn’t apply to war on terror until 2005

April 28, 2009

"The Geneva Convention did not apply, until 2005, to the war on terror."

Obama’s claim on deficit depends on how you figure the numbers

April 21, 2009

"Already we've identified $2 trillion in deficit reductions over the next decade."

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