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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 17, 2008 Elko, Nev.:
Obama's tax plan cuts taxes "for 95 percent of all working families."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 18, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 16, 2008 Golden, Colo.:
John McCain said last year he didn't know of a solution to the mortgage crisis.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 4, 2008 St. Paul, Minn.:
"My grandfather came home from ... (World War II) exhausted from the burdens he had borne, and died the next day."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 5, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on September 3, 2008 a speech in St. Paul, Minn.:
"That luxury jet was over the top. I put it on eBay."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 4, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on September 3, 2008 a speech at the Republican National Convention:
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "said, quote, 'I can't stand John McCain.' "
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By Adriel Bettelheim • September 4, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 3, 2008 a campaign news release.:
"Governor Palin is the most popular governor in the country."
True
By Robert Farley • September 3, 2008
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on August 31, 2008 St. Paul, Minn.:
Sarah Palin "already has more executive experience" than Barack Obama and Joe Biden "combined."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 2, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 29, 2008 Dayton, Ohio:
"As governor, I've stood up to ... the big oil companies."
True
By Alexander Lane • September 1, 2008
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on August 31, 2008 an interview on ABC News' This Week :
Joe Biden "voted against the first Gulf War. He opposed the surge. He wanted to partition Iraq."
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By Adriel Bettelheim • September 1, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on August 30, 2008 Pittsburgh, Pa. :
Sarah Palin "has had 12 years of elected office experience."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 31, 2008
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on August 29, 2008 Dayton, Ohio:
When oil and gas prices sent state revenues up, Palin sent "a large share of that revenue directly back to the people of Alaska."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 29, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on August 28, 2008 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:
"Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office."
True
By David DeCamp • August 28, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 27, 2008 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:
McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase.
True
By Richard Rubin • August 28, 2008
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."
True
By Robert Farley • August 28, 2008
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 27, 2008 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:
Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."
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By David DeCamp • August 28, 2008
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on August 24, 2008 a TV interview:
Biden is "one of the least wealthy members of the U.S. Senate."
True
By Robert Farley • August 27, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on August 13, 2008 the Democratic Party platform:
"Less than four cents of every health care dollar is spent on prevention and public health."
True
By Bart Jansen • August 26, 2008
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on August 25, 2008 Denver:
McCain "said he was 'stumped' when asked whether contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV."
True
By Alexander Lane • August 26, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on August 13, 2008 the Democratic Party platform:
"We spend more on health care than any other country, but we're ranked 47th in life expectancy and 43rd in child mortality."
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By Seth Stern • August 25, 2008
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on August 13, 2008 its platform:
"More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented, at a cost of over $360 million. Many of those forced out had special skills in high demand, such as translators, engineers, and pilots."
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By Alexander Lane • August 25, 2008
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