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Wes Allison

Wes Allison

Former Staff Writer, St. Petersburg Times

Wes Allison covered Congress, politics and national affairs from the Washington bureau of the St. Petersburg Times, now the Tampa Bay Times, until mid 2008. He came to the paper in late 1999 as the medical writer, and has since covered the 2002 Florida governor's race, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and served as the paper's roving national writer.

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Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on July 1, 2009 a column in Human Events.
"Obama's Justice-designate Sotomayor threw out (the New Haven firefighters') lawsuit in a sneaky, unsigned opinion -- the judicial equivalent of 'talk to the hand.'"
False
By Wes Allison • July 10, 2009
John McCain
John McCain
stated on April 10, 2008 a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.
If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • April 16, 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."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Wes Allison • April 16, 2008
John McCain
John McCain
stated on February 6, 2008 a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland
"One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests."
True
By Amy Hollyfield, Wes Allison • February 7, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 19, 2007 Knoxville, Iowa
"Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression."
Half-True
By Wes Allison • December 15, 2007
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 5, 2007 New York, N.Y.
"Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000."
True
By Wes Allison • December 15, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 18, 2007
"I'm proud to have had a 100 percent pro-life voting record."
True
By Wes Allison • November 27, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 15, 2007 a press release
"So what sort of services does Romney's health care plan provide? Per the state Web site: $50 co-pay for abortions."
True
By Wes Allison • November 27, 2007
Fred Thompson
Fred Thompson
stated on November 14, 2007 an email press release
"Gov. Romney's own health care plan in Massachusetts ... requires by law that a representative from Planned Parenthood sit on the MassHealth advisory board."
Mostly False
By Wes Allison • November 27, 2007
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on November 18, 2007 an appearance on Fox News Sunday
"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."
Half-True
By Wes Allison • November 27, 2007
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Latest Articles By Wes Allison

Looking for Mr. Right
By Wes Allison • November 27, 2007
Thompson on his own, 99-1
By Wes Allison • September 12, 2007
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