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Did Obama inherit the McChrystal ‘problem’ from President Bush?

June 23, 2010

In a rant, liberal TV host Ed Schultz suggested that the "problem" of Gen. Stanley McChrystal is something President Barack Obama "inherited from the Bush Administration." We beg to differ.

BP apologist in charge after 2010? Not so fast

June 23, 2010

White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel warns that Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, could wield a pro-oil-industry gavel next year. But there's good reason to believe he won't.

Fact-checking the Kendrick Meek/Jeff Greene debate

June 23, 2010

The Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate debated for the first time this week, and sparks flew.

Checking Rahm Emanuel’s appearance on ‘This Week’

June 22, 2010

We put the White House Chief of Staff to the Truth-O-Meter.

Snooki vs. Obama

June 21, 2010

In a promo for the new season of MTV's Jersey Shore, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi says Obama has taxed her right out of the indoor tanning salons.

White’s three-piece dart: Debt, spending, shortfall, all on Perry

June 21, 2010

What keeps Gov. Rick Perry from committing to debate Democratic challenger Bill White? That's none of PolitiFact's business, actually. 

Yet we were struck by a White shot at Perry tucked into an Austin American-Statesman editorial published Monday. Perry, White said, "doesn’t want to talk about how he’s nearly doubled state spending, doubled state debt and how Texas is facing an $18 billion shortfall."

We can't judge if Perry doesn't want to chat about all that. But...
 




Fact-checking the oil spill

June 18, 2010

We summarize our latest findings about the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

Another gem from Alabama: ‘Gather your armies’

June 18, 2010

The latest Alabama ad to go viral has a congressional candidate talking with the Founding Fathers. We check the facts. 

New Obameter promise: Will Obama fail the whales?

June 17, 2010

During the campaign, Barack Obama promised more limits on commercial whaling. Environmental groups are concerned he is backing away from the pledge.

Clean-up plans for oil spills make interesting reading

June 16, 2010

Congressman Bart Stupak criticizes Exxon Mobil's priorities, saying there are more pages on the media than on oil removal.

Checking the facts in the Arizona Senate race

June 16, 2010

We check two claims in the battle between Sen. John McCain and former U.S. Rep. J.D. Hayworth.

Was Obama’s spill response hamstrung by law?

June 15, 2010

We explore a claim from Donna Brazile that federal law has put limits on the Obama administration's response to the oil spill.

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