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Clinton’s not-so-radical past
February 15, 2008

A chain e-mail says Clinton sympathized with the Black Panthers and interned for a law firm run by a Communist. The source? An article by Clinton adviser-turned-foe Dick Morris.

5 conservative concerns about McCain
By Scott Montgomery February 14, 2008

Attacks by conservatives became so sharp last week that Sen. John McCain asked for a cease-fire. Here's a look at why they're unhappy and what PolitiFact has said about their complaints.

Obama’s “present” tension
By Adriel Bettelheim February 13, 2008

When he was in the Illinois state senate, Barack Obama sometimes voted to block bills without formally opposing them, which has raised questions of political expedience.

When presidents play politics
By Angie Drobnic Holan February 12, 2008

Bill Clinton inaccurately defends his own statements from the campaign trail, while George W. Bush takes a questionable shot at Barack Obama.

Hope . . . and the facts
By Bill Adair February 11, 2008

In a Virginia speech, Barack Obama said polls show he could beat John McCain by 6 points. We find he's right about the polls, but wrong about gas prices and he misstates what Hillary Clinton's said about a bankruptcy bill.

FACT SHEET: Endorsements
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Bill Adair February 8, 2008

Clinton has the endorsement of Jack Nicholson. McCain has Sylvester Stallone. Ron Paul is backed by a late-night radio personality named Waldo. We examine the endorsements of each candidate.

Super scramble
By Bill Adair February 5, 2008

In the final hours before Super Tuesday, the candidates traded charges on everything from the economy to political pork. We examined their claims and found they were largely correct.

Obama: Clinton too much like McCain
By Angie Drobnic Holan February 1, 2008

At the heart of a speech promoting his own candidacy, Obama charges that Clinton and McCain are too much alike at a time when Democrats need to present a clear distinction.

Showdown in Simi Valley
By Bill Adair January 31, 2008

We check the facts from the Republican debate and again find John McCain is incorrect when he says Mitt Romney supported a timetable to withdraw from Iraq.

FACT SHEET: Economic policy
By Angie Drobnic Holan January 30, 2008

We check out the latest on President Bush's economic stimulus package and where the candidates stand on economic issues.

So long, Mayor Giuliani
By Angie Drobnic Holan January 30, 2008

The ever quotable Rudy Giuliani gave PolitiFact lots of things to check this election season. Here's a look back at highlights from the Giuliani file. We mark John Edwards' departure as well.

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