Latest Stories By Louis Jacobson

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‘Required’ reading on health care

April 22, 2010

Does the new health care reform bill require people to buy insurance?

PolitiFact audits three tax claims

April 16, 2010

As the deadline to file tax forms approached, politicians talked taxes and we checked their math.

McCain definitely Mavericky

April 6, 2010

Former Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain said he never considered himself a maverick. We review the record.

Are more drivers drunk — or on drugs?

April 5, 2010

Even with a rigorous study, it can be hard to tell.

Health care promises resolved

March 26, 2010

With the new health care reform bill now signed into law, we take a look at how that affects some of the key health care promises President Barack Obama made during the campaign.

GOP health care reform: A simple explanation, updated

February 26, 2010

We revisit our analysis of the Republican health care plan to cover the latest updates.

The nuclear options

February 23, 2010

Harry Reid says science has settled the question of what to do with nuclear waste. It hasn't.

A stimulus report card

February 18, 2010

One year after the passage of the economic stimulus, we assess how many jobs have been created and how much money has gotten into the economy.

Obama’s budget reshapes the U.S. space agenda

February 15, 2010

President Barack Obama's 2011 budget changes priorities for space exploration. We measure the moves against his campaign promises.

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