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John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 25, 2008 a Web ad.
Says Obama opposes offshore drilling and a gas tax holiday.
True
By Bill Adair • June 27, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 13, 2008 Columbus, Ohio
"When he was asked a few years ago whether he could see himself lifting the cap on the payroll tax, (McCain) said, 'I could.' But today he's attacking me for holding the very same position."
True
By John Frank • June 26, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 18, 2008 an interview with Springfield, Mo., News-Leader
"You know, the approval rating of Congress is down to 13 percent."
True
By Will Van Sant • June 24, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 15, 2008 a speech at a Chicago church
"More than half of all black children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled — doubled — since we were children."
True
By Stephanie Garry • June 23, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 14, 2008 a virtual town hall meeting
"I joined the Gang of 14, seven Republicans, seven Democrats, so that we wouldn't blow up the United States Senate. Sen. Obama had the opportunity to join that group. He chose not to."
True
June 20, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 17, 2008 a TV ad
"John McCain stood up to the president and sounded the alarm on global warming ... five years ago."
True
By Bill Adair • June 17, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 11, 2008 a speech in Chicago, Ill.
John McCain opposed bankruptcy protections for families "who were only in bankruptcy because of medical expenses they couldn't pay."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • June 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 2, 2008 a speech in Nashville, Tenn.
"The U.S. Navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident."
True
June 9, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on June 4, 2008 St. Petersburg, Fla.
When the United States invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein wanted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and "he said so himself after his capture."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 5, 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)."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • June 4, 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."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • June 4, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 27, 2008 a statement by campaign spokesman Bill Burton
John McCain "has not led on nonproliferation issues when he had the chance in the Senate."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • June 2, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 28, 2008 a town hall meeting in Reno, Nev.
"Sen. Obama has been to Iraq once."
True
By Alexander Lane • May 29, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 21, 2008 a speech in Tampa, Fla.
When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' "
True
May 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 21, 2008 Tampa, Fla.
McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign."
True
May 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 21, 2008 Tampa, Fla.
"Ten years ago, John McCain offered a bill that said he would ban a candidate from paying registered lobbyists."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 23, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 19, 2008 Chicago
"Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions."
True
May 21, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 13, 2008 Cape Girardeau, Miss.
"NATO hasn't provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq."
True
May 19, 2008
MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org
stated on April 5, 2008 an e-mail message
McCain sought the political support of minister John Hagee, "who believes Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for gay rights and called the Catholic Church 'the Antichrist' and a 'false cult.'"
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 15, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on April 30, 2008 South Bend, Ind.
Tax rates were significantly higher "in the '40s, the '50s, and the '60s."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 2, 2008
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