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Ready for the 3 a.m. call?
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair March 10, 2008

Clinton says she's skilled at foreign affairs because of her work as first lady on Northern Ireland, China and Kosovo. We check the facts to see what she did.

Obama’s 20 years of experience
By Angie Drobnic Holan March 7, 2008

We examine Barack Obama's resume and find 20 years of public service work.

Campaign finance: Deal or no deal?
March 4, 2008

Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama are engaged in a battle on the validity of a March 2007 agreement to accept public financing — and its $84.1-million limit — for the general election.

Spend-O-Meter vs. Truth-O-Meter, Part II
By Adriel Bettelheim, Ryan Kelly February 29, 2008

In November, the Republican National Committee oversimplified the cost of Sen. Hillary Clinton's policy proposals. Now, the RNC does a similarly overstated assessment of Sen. Barack Obama's plans.

Mistakes on the lake
By Bill Adair February 27, 2008

In the Cleveland showdown between the Democrats, Obama and Clinton get fast and loose with the facts. We find Clinton is right about Obama's committee work but is wrong that he wants to bomb Pakistan.

Unpacking the home mortgage plans
By Angie Drobnic Holan February 26, 2008

Sen. Hillary Clinton has promoted her plan to address the foreclosure crisis with various freezes, but she sometimes leaves crucial details out of her public comments. Sen. Barack Obama, meanwhile, takes aim at the inflated rhetoric and misses.

Obama bashes Clinton on NAFTA
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair February 25, 2008

Barack Obama charges Hillary Clinton with flip-flopping on NAFTA. He repeats a false detail, while getting the big picture right.

FACT SHEET: Clinton. Obama. Votes.
By Adriel Bettelheim February 25, 2008

The top Democrats offer competing visions of leadership, but their voting records are nearly identical.

Texas Two-Step
By Bill Adair February 22, 2008

The Democratic debate in Austin was a polite affair. But we found plenty of facts to check.

McCain sings off tune
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair February 21, 2008

The senator who sang "bomb Iran" claims that Barack Obama wants to bomb Pakistan. We find McCain is distorting Obama's remarks and give the Arizona Republican our Pants On Fire rating.

Adding up Clinton’s 35-year claim
By Bill Adair February 19, 2008

The New York senator often boasts of 35 years in politics. We do the math and find one of her claims is way off, but that her general point about political experience is largely accurate.

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