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Another flap over flip-flops
By Angie Drobnic Holan January 29, 2008

John McCain makes fun of Mitt Romney for changing positions on abortion and gun control. McCain's jibes may not be polite, but they are accurate.

McCain’s last-minute attack about Iraq
By Angie Drobnic Holan January 27, 2008

In an attack shortly before voters headed to the polls in Florida, John McCain brings up Iraq, saying Mitt Romney urges a withdrawal date. But we find Romney won't set a timetable for leaving.

Fumbled facts in Florida
By Bill Adair January 24, 2008

We find some exaggerations and mistakes at the Republican debate in Boca Raton.

Adding up the Fair Tax
By Angie Drobnic Holan January 24, 2008

Mike Huckabee says a national Fair Tax will be like a "magic wand." We say magic wands don't exist.

He said, she said
By Bill Adair January 23, 2008

The Democratic debate in Myrtle Beach featured sharp comments by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. We found Clinton continued to distort Obama's comments about Ronald Reagan, while other claims were closer to the truth.

The military signing bonus squabble
January 22, 2008

Hillary Clinton says the Pentagon is trying to take away the signing bonuses of soldiers who get wounded in combat and that she's part of an effort in Congress to end the practice. But her words are somewhat misleading.

Rudy’s Florida pitch
By John Frank January 19, 2008

In a TV ad aimed at voters in Florida, Rudy Giuliani makes claims about cutting taxes, welfare reform and a national insurance fund. We find he's mostly right on two, but wrong on the other.

McCain’s POW record attacked, again
By Shawn Zeller January 18, 2008

In a flashback to 2000, Sen. John McCain faces unfounded allegations about his past. This time, a flyer from the Vietnam Veterans Against John McCain alleges he's a traitor.

Pulling punches in Vegas
By Bill Adair January 16, 2008

The Democratic candidates held a friendly chit-chat in Las Vegas. We found they got some facts right and stretched the truth with a few others.

The fight over ‘amnesty’
By Adriel Bettelheim January 16, 2008

Heading into the South Carolina primaries this month, immigration is a hot topic in the Republican race. Specifically, Sen. John McCain's role and the issue of "amnesty."

FACT SHEET: Immigration
By Adriel Bettelheim January 15, 2008

A breakdown of the immigration issue, including candidate-by-candidate positions.

The “Fairy Tale” Fracas
By Angie Drobnic Holan January 14, 2008

A Clinton attack on Barack Obama's Iraq record turns into a campaign brawl. We look at what's a fairy tale and what's not.

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