Latest Stories By Catharine Richert

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Sorting out the players in the health care debate

July 27, 2009

Want to know who's in and who's out in the health care debate? We did the dirty work for you.

Staving off the stove police?

July 22, 2009

House Republicans say the government will tell you what kind of stove you can have. Actually, there's more to the story.

Obama wrong about oil imports to U.S.

July 8, 2009

President Obama keeps saying that "we import more oil today than ever before." But it's not true.

Your guide to the cap-and-trade estimates

June 25, 2009

As Congress considers a cap-and-trade plan, supporters and opponents are citing a dizzying array of cost estimates. We delve into the numbers to see what they really say.

Does the war bill shortchange the war?

June 23, 2009

A Georgia congressman contends the war spending bill has more for the IMF than for the wars. We investigate.

Newt flips after his Twitter message draws fire

June 3, 2009

The former House speaker earns a Full Flop for his tweet on the Supreme Court nominee.

Supreme Court reversals explained

May 28, 2009

We look at the facts behind Sonia Sotamayor's rulings and what the Supreme Court has said about them.

A Promise Kept on the credit card bill of rights

May 22, 2009

The bill Obama signed Friday fulfills Promise No. 33 on our Obameter.

Cheney vs. Obama

May 21, 2009

President Obama and former Vice President Cheney offer sharply different views about dealing with terrorism. We check two of their facts and find they're both right.

Congress cools to Obama plan for Gitmo

May 20, 2009

The president's plan to close the prison camp in Guantanamo Bay hits a snag as Congress strips money to close the base from a war spending bill.

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