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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
By Robert Farley • 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
By Josh Korr • 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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