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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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 30, 2007 in a Democratic debate in Philadelphia, Pa.:
"I'm the only person on this stage who has worked actively just last year passing, along with Russ Feingold, some of the toughest ethics reform since Watergate."
Half-True
By Nell Benton • October 31, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 31, 2007:
"I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer, and thank God I was cured of it, in the United States, 82%. My chances of surviving prostate cancer in England, only 44% under socialized medicine."
False
By Lisa Greene • October 31, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 14, 2007 in an interview:
"We had a No Child Left Behind — a similar piece of legislation in our state a number of years ago, well before the federal law. And it's had a big impact here. It's improved schools."
True
By Jeffrey S. Solochek • October 30, 2007
Chris Dodd
Chris Dodd
stated on November 5, 2007 in a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.:
"Dodd brought both parties together to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act."
True
By Nell Benton • October 30, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 25, 2007:
Sen. Obama "made the very argument he is now criticizing back in November 2006."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair • October 29, 2007
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 21, 2007:
Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 29, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on May 31, 2007 in New York, N.Y.:
"Fifty-six percent decline in overall crime. A 73 percent decline in motor-vehicle theft. A 67 percent decline in robbery. A 66 percent decline in murder. This is way beyond what happened in the nation during this period of time.
True
By Wes Allison • October 26, 2007
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on October 5, 2007 in an interview on CNN:
"Going to public financing really disadvantages Democrats because you're not able to raise funds between the day you win the primaries and the time you're officially nominated."
Half-True
By Tom Tobin • October 26, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:
Thompson "voted against $250,000 caps on damages (and) almost anything that would make our legal system fairer."
Mostly False
By Jody Kyle • October 25, 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
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on October 21, 2007 in Orlando:
The signers of the Declaration of Independence were "brave people, most of whom, by the way, were clergymen."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 23, 2007
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on October 5, 2007 in an interview on CNN.:
"Fences have not worked. The Great Wall of China, the Berlin Wall. That's not good among peoples, especially friends like the United States and Mexico."
Half-True
By Tom Tobin • October 23, 2007
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:
President Clinton "reduced the scale of our military dramatically."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • October 22, 2007
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on October 21, 2007 in Orlando:
"The founders advised non-interventionism."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 22, 2007
Tom Tancredo
Tom Tancredo
stated on October 21, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.:
He received "A" ratings from "every conservative organization that gives ratings."
Mostly True
By Ryan Kelly • October 22, 2007
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on October 21, 2007 in a debate in Orlando, Fla.:
"I brought down crime more than anyone in this country -- maybe in the history of this country -- while I was mayor of New York City." -
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • October 22, 2007
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.:
Clinton "refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers."
False
By Bill Adair • October 20, 2007
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 17, 2007 in an e-mail message circulated by many people.:
"The Clintons now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of (a) Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment."
False
By Bill Adair • October 20, 2007
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