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Newt Gingrich says government would impose ‘Obamacare’ standards on religious institutions

By Becky Bowers

January 31, 2012

"The Obama administration ... would impose on every Catholic institution, every Jewish institution, every Protestant institution the Obamacare standard of what you have to buy…

Sen. Rick Santorum says he warned ‘of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market’

By Becky Bowers

January 27, 2012

"In 2006, I went out and authored a letter with 24 other senators asking for major reform of Freddie and Fannie, warning of a meltdown…

Mitt Romney says Newt Gingrich wanted Education Department, then didn’t

By Becky Bowers

January 25, 2012

"(Newt Gingrich) voted in favor of establishing the Department of Education, and yet he gets in a debate and says we should get rid of…

President Barack Obama says that after bailout, GM is now the world’s top automaker

By Becky Bowers

January 25, 2012

"(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker."

Rick Santorum says a 2008 spike in oil prices caused Florida’s economy to falter

By Becky Bowers

January 24, 2012

Florida's economy "became a bad economy ... because of a huge spike in oil prices in the summer of 2008."

Mitt Romney says he didn’t inherit money from his parents

By Becky Bowers

January 21, 2012

"I didn't inherit money from my parents."

Mitt Romney says presidential candidates tend to release tax records in April

By Becky Bowers

January 18, 2012

"In campaigns in the past with Sen. McCain and President George W. Bush and others, they have tended to release tax records in April."

Video blames Bain Capital for demise of KB Toys

By Becky Bowers

January 13, 2012

Says Romney and Bain Capital drove KB Toys into bankruptcy by loading it up with debt.

Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama threw deficit reduction plan ‘in the garbage can’

By Becky Bowers , Bill Wichert , Erin O'Neill , Louis Jacobson

January 8, 2012

Says the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction proposal went from President Barack Obama's desk to "the garbage can."

Ad says President Barack Obama put in place ‘historic fuel efficiency standards’

By Becky Bowers

January 6, 2012

President Barack Obama "put in place historic fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks to lower costs at the pump and reduce dependence on foreign…

Rep. Steve Southerland says over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the stimulus

By Becky Bowers

December 21, 2011

"The fact is, over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the 'Stimulus' bill was signed into law in February of 2009."

Michele Bachmann says former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney ‘put into place socialized medicine’

By Becky Bowers

December 11, 2011

Says Mitt Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, "put into place socialized medicine."

Latest Fact Checks By Becky Bowers

Newt Gingrich says government would impose ‘Obamacare’ standards on religious institutions

Sen. Rick Santorum says he warned ‘of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market’

Mitt Romney says Newt Gingrich wanted Education Department, then didn’t

President Barack Obama says that after bailout, GM is now the world’s top automaker

Rick Santorum says a 2008 spike in oil prices caused Florida’s economy to falter

Mitt Romney says he didn’t inherit money from his parents

Mitt Romney says presidential candidates tend to release tax records in April

Video blames Bain Capital for demise of KB Toys

Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama threw deficit reduction plan ‘in the garbage can’

Ad says President Barack Obama put in place ‘historic fuel efficiency standards’

Rep. Steve Southerland says over 2.4 million jobs have been lost since the stimulus

Michele Bachmann says former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney ‘put into place socialized medicine’