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Obama ballyhoos Afghan stance

July 22, 2008

Obama goes abroad to tout the wisdom of his policy. We stay home and check his facts.

Foreign Policy Fusillade!

July 21, 2008

McCain unleashes multiple attacks on foreign policy on the eve of Obama's overseas trip.

Was that Clinton? Or Chester Arthur?

July 18, 2008

A recent Obama claim got us thinking about issues that always pop up in State of the Union addresses. Test your knowledge here!

Immigration Rx or poison pill?

July 17, 2008

It's an issue the two candidates appear to agree on for the most part, but Obama and McCain have traded charges that the other sold out.

Fiorina’s factual dysfunction

July 16, 2008

McCain adviser Carly Fiorina trips up the Truth-O-Meter when she says many health insurance plans cover Viagra but not birth control. Her candidate trips on the subject, too.

The campaign goes nuclear

July 15, 2008

We look at an ad that touts Obama's nuclear record and a chain e-mail that slams it.

Obama’s wiretapping flip-flop? Yes

July 14, 2008

This week starts with another flip-flop charge from the McCain camp: that Obama reversed course on warrantless wiretapping.

Creative editing twists McCain’s comments on Iraq

July 11, 2008

An ad from the DNC claims McCain is all over the map on Iraq. We find the ad leaves important context on the cutting room floor.

Obama’s Iraq flip-flop? Nope

July 10, 2008

Some charge Obama with changing positions on withdrawal from Iraq; we cull through the record and find he has been consistent.

The Guard is strained, but so are Obama’s facts

July 9, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama used this summer's Midwest flooding to illustrate his point that the Guard and Reserves are overtaxed. Good point, bad example.

Bogus Dowd column spreads quickly

July 8, 2008

Blogs and chain e-mails are spreading a Maureen Dowd column that claims the Obama campaign got suspicious contributions from Iran, Saudi Arabia and China. But the column is a fake.

Rattling sabers at Iran

July 7, 2008

Sen. McCain has been clear about the threat posed by Iran, but it's the experts aren't so sure.

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