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Latest Fact-Checks On Barack Obama

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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)."
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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."
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By Adriel Bettelheim • June 2, 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.' "
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By Robert Farley • 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."
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By Robert Farley • 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."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 23, 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."
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By Robert Farley • May 19, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 17, 2008 an online ad.:
"Hillary Clinton has taken over $800,000 from lobbyists."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 17, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 16, 2008 Democratic debate in Philadephia:
The United States is "seeing greater income inequality now than any time since the 1920s."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan, Wes Allison • April 16, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 20, 2008 a speech in Charleston, W.Va.:
"Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month."
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By Bill Adair • April 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 11, 2008 an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball.":
Obama says Clinton in 2002 suggested there was a connection between al-Qaida and the Iraqi government.
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By Bill Adair • March 12, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 26, 2008 Cleveland, Ohio:
"I've spent 20 years devoted to working on behalf of families who are having a tough time and are seeking out the American dream."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 7, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 1, 2008 a speech in Westerville, Ohio:
Says Clinton did not read the National Intelligence Estimate before voting for the Iraq war.
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By Adriel Bettelheim • March 3, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 24, 2008 Lorain, Ohio:
Clinton said "great things about NAFTA until she started running for president."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 25, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 21, 2008 a debate in Austin, Texas.:
He's been endorsed by "every major newspaper here in the state of Texas."
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By Bill Adair • February 22, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 21, 2008 a debate in Austin, Texas.:
"We send a billion dollars to foreign countries every day because of our addiction to foreign oil."
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By Dina Cappiello • February 22, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 10, 2008 a campaign rally in Alexandria, Va.:
Hillary Clinton "starts off with 47 percent of the country against her."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 11, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 4, 2008 an e-mail message sent to voters before Super Tuesday.:
"Sen. Obama has always had a 100 percent prochoice rating."
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By Adriel Bettelheim, Bill Adair • February 6, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 30, 2008 Denver:
Hillary Clinton "agreed with (John McCain) on voting for the war in Iraq."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 30, 2008 Denver:
Hillary Clinton "actually differed with (John McCain) by arguing for exceptions for torture before changing positions."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 21, 2008 a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.:
"While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shift overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board at Wal-Mart."
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By Bill Adair • January 22, 2008
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