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    Democrats expected to do GOP's dirty work for it

    MAY 29, 2012 6:24AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: politics, economics, republican party, democratic party, president obama, mitt romney, politifact, pants on fire liar, fedeal spending, tea party, deficits, joan walsh, american enterprise institute, ann coulter, wall street journal, david frum, fiscal austerity, economic crisis, herbert hoover, great depression, paul krugman, fiscal stimulus, conservative principles

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    • 18 Ratings
    • 2421 Views
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    Assault on Public Employees Begins

    DECEMBER 29, 2010 8:51AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: balancing budgets on the backs of public workers, public employee unions, economy, pension crisis, unions, union-bashing, assault on public employees, daniel patrick moynihan, pension crisis, public employee pensions, public employees, pants-on-fire rating, fact checking, truth-o-meter, wall street journal, tim pawlenty, bill adair, st. petersburg times, politifact, politics

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    • 12 Ratings
    • 4710 Views
    • 128 Comments
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    Russ Feingold: A Real Maverick Confronts an Improbable End

    OCTOBER 7, 2010 8:24AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: midterm elections 2010, “fighting bob” la follette, john kraus, citizens united v. federal election commission, committee for truth in politics, senate maverick, campaign finance reform, mccain-feingold act, politifact, james bopp, tea party, wisconsin senate race, ron johnson, russ feingold, reporting the midterms, open call, politics

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    • 27 Ratings
    • 4736 Views
    • 154 Comments
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    Michele Bachmann: All F’s on Truth-O-Meter Report Card

    SEPTEMBER 23, 2010 8:27AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: bill adair, house tea party caucus, tea party, reporting the midterms, politifact, truth-o-meter, factcheck, pants on fire, michele bachmann, minnesota 6th district house of representatives race, tarryl clark, big lie, $100000 bar bill, nancy pelosi, judicial watch, campaign strategy, 2010 campaign issues, the big lie as a political strategy, sarah palin, open call, bachmann approaches iowa with trail of misstatements

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    • 26 Ratings
    • 18800 Views
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    Obama's First Year: a Long List of Underreported Successes

    JANUARY 6, 2010 11:18AM

    By J.E. Robertson


    Topics: healthcare, economic recovery, rights, environment, denuclearization, nobel, diplomacy, politifact, politics, 2009, barack, obama, open call, obama's first year

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