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Progress Report: Obama’s Top 10 Promises

March 20, 2009

Seven of the 10 are at least In the Works, including our latest update on green jobs.

Mileage and the Model T

March 19, 2009

Obama says the Model T got better mileage than today's SUV. Maybe so, but is that the best way to think about fuel efficiency?

Mad Money: The AIG edition

March 18, 2009

Members of Congress are outraged over bonuses for AIG. We check their facts.

Obama’s lobbyist rule: Promise Broken

March 17, 2009

We examine Obama's policy to prevent the "revolving door" for lobbyists and find that he's broken his promise. The policy has a big loophole.

Boehner has said no to earmarks

March 16, 2009

We find the House Republican leader can rightfully claim a pure record on earmarks.

The kids are alright

March 13, 2009

Obama claims U.S. eighth graders are slipping at math. But we find they're actually improving.

(Fill in the Blank) to Nowhere still possible

March 12, 2009

Sen. Charles Schumer says Bridge to Nowhere, the poster child for earmark waste, could not happen in today's system. We say it could.

Chief bean-counter off by lots of beans

March 11, 2009

Obama budget chief Peter Orszag claimed earmarks are down 75 percent. He's way off.

Lack of windfall stalls windfall tax

March 10, 2009

We examine a couple of promises on energy. One makes Obama's budget plan, another doesn't.

Obama’s score at halftime: 17 promises kept, 2 broken

March 9, 2009

Halfway through 100 days, he has made considerable progress on many campaign promises. But now come the tough ones.

Biden: ‘I did the math’

March 6, 2009

The vice president insists he's got the right figures comparing CEO and worker pay. We don't find anything wrong with his math, but he's missing a few qualifiers.

Another wrong tune about Obama’s health plan

March 5, 2009

We find Sen. Tom Coburn is wrong with his claim that under Obama's health plan, all care will be run by the government.

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