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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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 12, 2008 Charleston, W.V.
John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • May 19, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on May 12, 2008 a statement by a spokesman
"Obama himself voted against funding our nation's veterans and troops in the field during a time of war."
Mostly True
By Adriel Bettelheim • May 19, 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
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on January 24, 2008 a Republican debate in Boca Raton.
"Bill Clinton's peace dividend . . . cut the military 25 and 30 percent."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • January 24, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 15, 2008 a debate in Las Vegas
The Bush administration has "the Pentagon trying to take away the signing bonuses when a soldier gets wounded and ends up in the hospital, something that I'm working with a Republican senator to try to make sure never can happen again."
Half-True
January 21, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 15, 2008 a debate in Las Vegas
Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls.
Half-True
By Bill Adair • January 16, 2008
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on January 5, 2008 a debate in Manchester, N.H.
"Bill Clinton cut the military drastically."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • January 5, 2008
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 21, 2007 a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
President Clinton "reduced the scale of our military dramatically."
Half-True
By Bill Adair • October 22, 2007
Chain email
Chain email
stated on October 17, 2007 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
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 4, 2007 a TV ad airing in Iowa and New Hampshire.
"She stood by our National Guard and Reserve and kept standing till they received health care they deserved."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 11, 2007
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on August 30, 2007 a television interview.
"Sixty-one percent of our active military are currently listed as overweight."
Mostly True
September 19, 2007
Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
stated on September 5, 2007 a TV ad.
"Bill Richardson passed the first law in the nation giving National Guard soldiers $400,000 in life insurance."
Mostly True
By Tom Tobin • August 30, 2007
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