Adriel Bettelheim

Adriel Bettelheim

Writer, CQ

Adriel Bettelheim is the regulatory editor of CQ Weekly

abettelheim@cq.com

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 17, 2008 in a speech in Roanoke, Va.:
"Senator McCain would pay for part of his (health care) plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare — $882-billion worth."
False
By Adriel Bettelheim • December 3, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 9, 2008 in Cincinnati, Ohio:
"AIG executives ... (took) a junket for over $400,000. Twice."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • October 14, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 in comment from McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds on Fox News:
"Senator Obama has voted 94 times to either increase your taxes or against tax cuts."
False
By Adriel Bettelheim • October 7, 2008
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on September 30, 2008 in a TV ad:
"Under Barack Obama's plan, the government would spend $1-trillion more."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim, Angie Drobnic Holan • October 1, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 24, 2008 in a speech in Dunedin, Fla.:
 "I introduced a bill that would’ve helped stop the multimillion-dollar bonus packages that CEOs grab on their way out.. (McCain) opposed that idea."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 25, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 22, 2008 in a TV ad.:
John McCain would "reduce oversight of health insurance."
Half-True
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 22, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 17, 2008 in :
On whether the government should bail out insurance giant AIG.
Half Flip
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 19, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 16, 2008 in Golden, Colo.:
"In January, I outlined a plan to help revive our faltering economy, which formed the basis for a bipartisan stimulus package that passed the Congress."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 18, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 in an interview on CNN's "American Morning":
"I said two years ago that the Fannie and Freddie thing was a very serious problem and we had to work on it."
Mostly False
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 8, 2008 in a TV ad:
John McCain "took on the drug industry."
Mostly True
By Adriel Bettelheim • September 9, 2008
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