Progress Report: Obama’s Top 10 Promises
Seven of the 10 are at least In the Works, including our latest update on green jobs.
Seven of the 10 are at least In the Works, including our latest update on green jobs.
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?
Members of Congress are outraged over bonuses for AIG. We check their facts.
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.
We find the House Republican leader can rightfully claim a pure record on earmarks.
Obama claims U.S. eighth graders are slipping at math. But we find they're actually improving.
Sen. Charles Schumer says Bridge to Nowhere, the poster child for earmark waste, could not happen in today's system. We say it could.
Obama budget chief Peter Orszag claimed earmarks are down 75 percent. He's way off.
We examine a couple of promises on energy. One makes Obama's budget plan, another doesn't.
Halfway through 100 days, he has made considerable progress on many campaign promises. But now come the tough ones.
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.
We find Sen. Tom Coburn is wrong with his claim that under Obama's health plan, all care will be run by the government.