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This condom speaks the truth

August 26, 2008

McCain "said he was 'stumped' when asked whether contraceptives help stop the spread of HIV."

Yes, only an ounce on prevention

August 26, 2008

"Less than four cents of every health care dollar is spent on prevention and public health."

Some bipartisan success

August 25, 2008

"Whether in Illinois or Washington, Barack Obama has bridged partisanship to bring about significant reform."

Obama sponsored earned income tax credit

August 25, 2008

While in the Illinois Senate, Barack Obama passed "tax cuts for hard-working families."

Obama sponsored state-level welfare law

August 25, 2008

While in the Illinois Senate, Barack Obama passed legislation moving people "from welfare to jobs."

A claim on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” stands up

August 25, 2008

"More than 12,500 service men and women have been discharged on the basis of sexual orientation since the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was implemented,…

U.S. spends more on health care, not necessarily healthier

August 25, 2008

"We spend more on health care than any other country, but we're ranked 47th in life expectancy and 43rd in child mortality."

McCain’s bear story is no bull

August 25, 2008

"We spent $3-million of your money to study the DNA of bears."

More like one year ago

August 24, 2008

The Bush administration's latest plans for troop withdrawal from Iraq by 2011 are "more or less the same time frame I announced two years ago."

He seems interested

August 24, 2008

On whether he wants to be vice president.

Biden’s crime bill helped, some

August 24, 2008

"Joe Biden brought Republicans and Democrats together to pass the 1994 crime bill, putting 100,000 cops on the streets and starting an eight-year drop in…

Cause and effect? Possible, but not clear

August 24, 2008

"Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act ... the rate of domestic violence went down dramatically."

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