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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.
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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."
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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
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
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
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."
True
By David DeCamp • August 28, 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."
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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
August 27, 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
"Less than four cents of every health care dollar is spent on prevention and public health."
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By Bart Jansen • 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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