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Behind the rhetoric: The in-state, out-of-state campaign money debate

May 22, 2012

Both sides say the other is relying on out-of-state contributions in the 2012 gubernatorial recall. We dig into the numbers in the third in our series of background stories on key questions in the race.

Truth-O-Meter tests claims by Jon Runyan, Cory Booker

May 22, 2012

Runyan gets a False, Booker a True, on their claims about solvency of Medicare, percentage of blacks incarcerated in New Jersey.

Fact-checking the U.S. Chamber on Alan Grayson

May 21, 2012

The fiery liberal's "Die quickly!" taunt lives on in a new campaign ad.

Behind the rhetoric: The WEA Trust and school health care costs

May 21, 2012

In the second of our-pre-recall backgrounders, we look at the WEA Trust and health care costs for school districts.

In context: Cory Booker and the ‘nauseating’ ads

May 21, 2012

Newark Mayor Cory Booker touched off a kerfuffle when he criticized the Obama campaign for hammering Mitt Romney over his record at Bain Capital. Booker's video response was interpreted as a backtrack. But how much did he really backtrack?

In context: Cory Booker and the ‘nauseating’ ads

May 21, 2012

Newark Mayor Cory Booker touched off a kerfuffle when he criticized the Obama campaign for hammering Mitt Romney over his record at Bain Capital. Booker's video response was interpreted as a backtrack. But how much did he really backtrack?

Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad

May 21, 2012

President Obama pledged to cut the deficit in half in February 2009, when it stood at $1.3 trillion. Today, the deficit is estimated at almost $1.2 trillion. 

Behind the rhetoric: How Walker’s union limits affected school budgets

May 19, 2012

Education funding is a major battleground in the 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election. We take an in-depth tour of Milwaukee-area school districts to see how they fared under Gov. Scott Walker's budget cuts and the limits he put on collective bargaining.

PolitiFact’s guide to Mitt Romney’s flip-flops

May 18, 2012

We use our Flip-O-Meter to explore whether Romney flipped on issues such as abortion, gun control and TARP. We find some Full Flops -- and some No Flips.

Fact-checking the ad about Obama’s promises

May 18, 2012

We fact-check the new ad from the conservative group Crossroads GPS.

Pro-Christie ad highlights balanced budgets as part of “reform movement”

May 18, 2012

But PolitiFact New Jersey found that balancing the state budget is a requirement under the state constitution

Fact-checking the new Crossroads GPS ad

May 17, 2012

We look at an attack ad that highlights Obama’s "broken" promises.

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