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Chain e-mail sings familiar tune with new chorus

May 8, 2009

A new chain e-mail makes the familiar (false) claim that Obama is a Muslim, with a new (false) twist that he's flying "Hamas refugees" to the United States — and a senator takes it seriously.

Obama exaggerates role of ‘pay as you go’ rules

May 7, 2009

Obama says the PAYGO rule "is the principle that helped transform large deficits into surpluses in the 1990s." We find that's a stretch.

Rush reads the rules

May 6, 2009

Rush Limbaugh talks about how Republicans could try to bottle up court nominees in committee. We find he has the facts right.

The man who would be the regulatory czar

May 5, 2009

Conservative groups portray Cass Sunstein, the nominee for regulatory chief, as a radical on animal rights and free speech on the Internet. We find he's had some provocative ideas, but his words have been exaggerated.

Biden wrong on sneezing

May 4, 2009

The vice president is wrong about the spread of a sneeze inside an airplane. Studies show the germs don't travel far.

 

Mailbag: ‘Get a spine and call it right’

May 1, 2009

We open the mail and hear your feedback about Armenian genocide, the Gingrich Half-Flip and cigarette taxes. One reader asks, "Who put up this site ... Romney?"

Wash your hands!

April 30, 2009

It turns out that Obama — and our mothers! — are right: Washing hands really does slow the spread of disease.

Sorting out the truth on ‘aggressive interrogation’

April 30, 2009

We examine whether Sen. Lindsey Graham is right about the Geneva Conventions and alleged terrorists, and whether Newt Gingirch flip-flopped on the issue.

First 100 Days: Obama’s two biggest promises

April 28, 2009

We conclude our 100-day coverage by selecting Obama's most significant promises — one Kept and one Broken.

Oops! White House transcript misses key word

April 28, 2009

It looks like Robert Gibbs said Obama never taught constitutional law. But we go to the videotape and find Gibbs had it right and the transcript was wrong.

First 100 Days: Obama and the big picture

April 27, 2009

By marrying much of his domestic agenda to the economic stimulus plan, Obama used the urgency of the financial crisis to pass many of his ideas. But others have stalled.

First 100 Days: Obama’s Promises Broken

April 24, 2009

After yesterday's look at the promises President Barack Obama has kept, we now examine the promises he has broken.

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