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Fact Check: Obama's position on Afghanistan

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:35:13 +0000

Just what is the best way to explain Barack Obama’s stand on Afghanistan _ has he shown great leadership or is he a Johnny come lately? Potential Obama running mate Sen. Joe Biden has used both...

Fact Check: McCain and Social Security

AP — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:39:49 +0000

John McCain has long advocated letting workers divert some of their payroll taxes into private accounts. So when he says now that he won’t privatize Social Security, that raises...

Fact Check: Obama and the status of Jerusalem

AP — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:40:11 +0000

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama tried to please a pro-Israel crowd this week by saying that Jerusalem should be the capital of Israel and that the holy city should not be...

Fact Check: Clinton and the 1992 campaign

AP — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:19:36 +0000

Hillary Rodham Clinton often says her husband wrapped up the Democratic presidential nomination in June 1992 in defending her decision to press ahead until the last primary...

Fact Check: Obama outreach to US foes questionable

AP — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:42:16 +0000

Barack Obama’s willingness to meet Iranian, Cuban and other hostile leaders who would not get face time from John McCain stands as a distinctive element of his foreign...

Obama's outreach to U.S. foes is questionable

AP — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:20:15 +0000

Barack Obama’s willingness to meet Iranian, Cuban and other hostile leaders who would not get face time from John McCain stands as a distinctive element of his foreign...

Fact check: Obama questions McCain on lobbyists

AP — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:48:03 +0000

Democrat Barack Obama had harsh words for Republican John McCain on Wednesday, saying McCain once wanted far tougher lobbying reforms than those he has imposed on his own presidential...

Fact check: Clinton vote claims under scrutiny

AP — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:47:20 +0000

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s assertions that she leads Barack Obama in the popular vote are a stretch, at best.

Congress divided on energy plan

AP — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:14:10 +0000

As millions of people approach the summer vacation season under the threat of $4-per-gallon gasoline, Congress is scrambling to respond. But don’t wait for anything that will drive down prices at the...

Fact Check: Obama and the gas taxes

AP — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:04:11 +0000

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama accuses his presidential rivals of pandering to voters by supporting the “gimmick” of temporarily lifting federal taxes on gasoline, despite his own past support for a similar tax...