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Shawn Zeller

Shawn Zeller

Staff Writer, CQ Weekly

Shawn Zeller is a reporter for CQ Weekly.

szeller@cq.com

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Latest Fact-Checks By Shawn Zeller

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John McCain
John McCain
stated on October 7, 2008 Nashville, Tenn.:
"Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue."
True
By Shawn Zeller • December 3, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 30, 2008 a statement by Sen. Claire McCaskill in a TV ad. :
Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing."
Half-True
By Shawn Zeller • December 3, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 7, 2008 a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:
"Senator McCain has been talking tough about earmarks, and that's good, but earmarks account for about $18-billion of our budget."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Shawn Zeller • October 7, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 26, 2008 the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.:
Henry Kissinger "said that we should meet with Iran — guess what — without precondition."
Half-True
By Shawn Zeller • September 27, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 26, 2008 the first presidential debate in Oxford, Miss.:
House Republicans "weren't part of the negotiations" on the Wall Street bailout plan.
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • September 26, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 22, 2008 Reading, Pa.:
"Last week Senator Obama's running mate said, get this, 'Raising taxes is patriotic.' "
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • September 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 9, 2008 a TV ad:
McCain "voted to cut education funding, against accountability standards. He even proposed abolishing the Department of Education."
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • September 17, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 a speech in Tampa:
"Obama has asked for $932-million in earmarks, literally $1-million for every day that he’s been in Congress."
Mostly True
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on September 16, 2008 Tampa, Fla.:
"I have never asked for a single earmark, pork barrel project for my state of Arizona."
False
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani
stated on September 3, 2008 a speech at the Republican National Convention.:
"For four days in Denver, the Democrats were afraid to use the words 'Islamic terrorism.'"
Mostly False
By Shawn Zeller • September 4, 2008
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Latest Articles By Shawn Zeller

McCain’s pork project
By Shawn Zeller • September 16, 2008
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