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A round up of recall charges, counter-charges

The pace of claims and counter-claims is accelerating as Wisconsin’s recall election for governor sprints to its June 5, 2012 conclusion. The primary is May 8.

We’ve been tracking many of the statements, and will continue to do so in the coming weeks.

Here’s a look at the some of the major emerging issues in the early campaign ads.

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A primary primer: A look inside the Gingrich file

As the Wisconsin primary election approaches, we’re taking a look at how the four candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination have fared on PolitiFact’s Truth-O-Meter.

Today: Newt Gingrich

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A primary primer: A look inside the Paul file

As the Wisconsin primary election approaches, we’re taking a look at how the four candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination have fared on PolitiFact’s Truth-O-Meter.

Today: Ron Paul

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Digging into the claims in new Walker ad

Gov. Scott Walker has a new campaign TV ad, "Promises Kept," but much of the ground it covers is familiar to PolitiFact Wisconsin readers. The ad is the first since Walker declined to challenge recall petitions against him.

With an eye on past Truth-O-Meter ratings (and some from the Walk-O-Meter), we take a look at a series of claims made in the ad.

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A look at Walker’s tax, business-related promises

Gov. Scott Walker scored more victories than defeats in 2011 on promises related to creating a more favorable tax climate that he hopes will attract and keep business in Wisconsin.

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Inside the SC Johnson vs. David Cay Johnston dispute on corporate taxes

When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston bumped heads with S.C. Johnson, one of the nation’s largest private companies, the collision renewed a longstanding tax-fairness debate.

And we decided to sort out some of the confusion.

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With the budget done, a look at Walker’s tax-related promises

Striving to win over fiscally conservative voters in a contested Republican gubernatorial primary, Gov. Scott Walker pledged in 2010 not only to avoid tax increases, but to cut a multitude of taxes for various groups.

It was a bold move. But in promising to achieve them in his first budget, Walker he left himself little room to maneuver -- especially when the sluggish economy was leaving a major budget gap for 2011-13.

A look at key promises and how Walker fared.

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Does Wisconsin’s new voter ID law ‘disenfranchise’ voters?

The debate over a photo ID law for Wisconsin elections has uncorked round after round of dramatic rhetoric from both sides. PolitiFact Wisconsin takes a look at how Wisconsin's law compares to others enacted around the country. And we probe whether the term "disenfranchised" has been used accurately in the debate.

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Check out our pre-election roundup of rulings

In Wisconsin, the 2011 spring elections have attracted heightened interest as the fallout from the Madison budget battle continues. PolitiFact Wisconsin has been in high gear, too.

Here's our round up of recent rulings in the hotly-contested races for state Supreme Court and Milwaukee County executive.

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Your guide to the Wisconsin budget debate

The Wisconsin budget battle has kept the Truth-O-Meter busy. Here's a guide to the main claims from each side and how we've rated them.

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Fact-checking the Wisconsin budget battle

The Wisconsin budget controversy has generated sharp rhetorical clashes over ideology, budget priorities and tactics -- and the largest sustained protests in Madison since the Vietnam War,

The main event: An argument over collective bargaining rights and compensation for state and local government employees that has spurred national interest.

Check out some of our hottest items.

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