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Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on January 10, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.:
"I took on the worst road system in the country, according to Trucker's magazine. When I left, they said it was the most improved road system in the country."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • January 11, 2008
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 6, 2008:
The church Barack Obama belongs to has a "nonnegotiable commitment to Africa."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 11, 2008
Spike the Romney Attack Dog
Spike the Romney Attack Dog
stated on January 2, 2008 in a mailer from the Romney campaign to Iowans:
"Mike Huckabee raised taxes on dog groomers!"
Mostly True
By Amy Hollyfield • January 7, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 31, 2007 in a campaign event in Ames, Iowa:
"There's not a major bill I know with Hillary's name on it."
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By Adriel Bettelheim • January 7, 2008
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on December 23, 2007 in a Meet the Press interview:
"If you got rid of the income tax today you'd have about as much revenue as we had 10 years ago."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 3, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on January 2, 2008 in a Web ad:
"Mitt Romney says the next president doesn't need foreign policy experience."
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By Janet Zink • January 2, 2008
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on October 30, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia:
"The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."
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By David DeCamp • January 2, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 28, 2007 in a TV ad:
"McCain opposes repeal of the death tax."
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By Janet Zink • December 31, 2007
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on December 19, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.:
"One out of every four homeless people on our streets is a veteran."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 26, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on December 10, 2007 in a TV ad:
Mike Huckabee "supported taxpayer-funded scholarships for illegal aliens."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • December 11, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 26, 2007 in MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
"He's (Romney) the one who said that he would be to the left of Teddy Kennedy on gay rights."
Mostly True
By Shawn Zeller • December 11, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on November 28, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
Romney failed to take action against "sanctuary cities" in Massachusetts.
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By Bill Adair • November 28, 2007
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on November 26, 2007 in Web "Spend-O-Meter":
"If Sen. Hillary Clinton could enact all of her campaign proposals, taxpayers would be faced with financing more than $777.6-billion in new spending over one White House term."
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By David Baumann • November 26, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.:
"I believe in tax cuts. I believe in being a supply-sider. I cut the income tax I think it was 24 percent. We got 42 percent more revenues."
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By Neil Skene • November 21, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 5, 2007 in an interview on the Fox News Channel.:
Huckabee "was one of the highest taxing governors that we had in this country and rivaling Bill Clinton in terms of the Cato ratings."
Mostly True
By Miranda Blue • November 14, 2007
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on October 29, 2007 in a speech in Manchester, N.H.:
"Our children's safety is potentially at risk because nearly half of the apple juice consumed by our children comes from apples grown in China."
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By Tom Tobin • November 9, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 6, 2007:
"Mayor Giuliani's lawsuit killed the line-item veto."
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By David Baumann • November 7, 2007
John Edwards
John Edwards
stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.:
Clinton has "raised the most money from Washington lobbyists ... from the health industry, drug companies, health insurance companies (and) the defense industry."
Mostly True
By Miranda Blue • October 31, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:
"I supported tort reform with regard to securities...product liability...interstate commerce."
Mostly True
By Miranda Blue • October 25, 2007
Log Cabin Republicans
Log Cabin Republicans
stated on October 4, 2007:
"Mitt Romney opposed the gun lobby, even Ronald Reagan."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 24, 2007
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