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- Sarah Palin: Under the House health care bill, the government "will have to penalize citizens if we choose not to buy a plan that will cost a minimum of about $15,000 per family per year."The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Sarah Palin says health care reform will be costly Sarah Palin may be in the midst of launching her new book, Going Rogue, but she still found time to post a note on her Facebook page criticizing the Democratic plans for health care. Her note, titled "Pelosi 'Health Plan' Should Be DOA," argued that p […]
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- Loretta Sanchez: The House of Representatives does not have a prochoice majority.The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Abortion votes in the House revealed by Stupak amendment One of the more interesting twists in health care reform came on a recent vote in the House of Representatives on abortion coverage. An amendment restricting abortion coverage authored by Rep. Bart Stupak, a Democrat from Michigan, won the votes of all Republicans and 64 […]
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- Charlie Crist: "I signed the largest single tax cut in the history of Florida, a $25 billion tax cut over five years, directed at property tax cuts."The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Charlie Crist takes credit for Florida's largest ever tax cut It's become part of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's firewall when confronted with criticism that he isn't conservative enough. "I signed the largest single tax cut in the history of Florida, a $25 billion tax cut over five years, directed at pr […]
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- Fact-checking Sarah Palin as she goes 'Rogue'Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue will be released Tuesday, and the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential nominee will be promoting it with interviews and public appearances. In addition to a full-scale book tour, Palin has already taped an interview with Oprah Winfrey that airs Monday. Palin told her fans she also hopes to talk with cons […]
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- Health promises stallThe debate over health care reform has revealed a couple of promises that we missed when we were compiling our Obameter database. One involves Obama's promise to Planned Parenthood in 2007 that reproductive health care will "be at the heart" of his reform plan. A week ago, we probably would have rated that In the Works. But after the House app […]
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- Play PolitiFact Bingo!With the House and Senate considering health care reform over the next couple of weeks, you can be sure you'll hear some familiar talking points from both sides. But in many cases, we've already debunked the talking points in our Truth-O-Meter items. (Indeed, in the health care debate, truth is not a pre-existing condition!) To help you keep score […]
- GOP health care reform: A simple explanationWith the House of Representatives nearing a vote on the Democrats' health care reform bill, Republicans this week unveiled their own version, a much smaller bill (219 pages vs. the Democrats' 1,990) with a more limited scope. It relies on bedrock GOP principles of consumer choice, no tax hikes, limited government involvement and caps on lawsuits. B […]
- GOP health bill analysis meets the Truth-O-MeterA few months ago, a chain e-mail purporting to be a line-by-line analysis of the House health care reform bill reached in-boxes all over the country, warning people of the dire consequences of the Democratic plans for reform. Taking a page from the same playbook, the House Republican Conference has created a similar list for the new health care bill that wil […]
- One year after Grant Park, a look at promisesOne year ago, Barack Obama held a giant celebration in Grant Park in Chicago and spoke of his goals for the presidency. "This is our time," he said, "to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, […]
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