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Latest Fact-Checks In Bush Administration

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Rich Lowry
Rich Lowry
stated on May 10, 2015 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
X posts
X posts
stated on January 23, 2015 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 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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By Katie Sanders • January 21, 2015
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich
stated on April 13, 2011 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 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 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 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 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 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
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 3, 2008 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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 3, 2008 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