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McCain’s slippery statement on oil
By Angie Drobnic Holan July 25, 2008

McCain puts a positive spin on reality with his comments about oil-drilling and hurricanes.

Obama’s muddle about the middle
By Adriel Bettelheim July 23, 2008

The Obama campaign is exaggerating with its claim that McCain's tax plan offers nothing for the middle class.

Obama ballyhoos Afghan stance
By Angie Drobnic Holan July 22, 2008

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

Foreign Policy Fusillade!
By Angie Drobnic Holan July 21, 2008

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

Was that Clinton? Or Chester Arthur?
By Alexander Lane 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?
By Adriel Bettelheim 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
By Kris Hundley 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
By Angie Drobnic Holan 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
By Alexander Lane 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
By Angie Drobnic Holan 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
By Angie Drobnic Holan July 10, 2008

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

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