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A scorecard checking the attacks on the candidates
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"Sen. Obama has never taken on his party leaders on a single major issue." |
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Obama would "experiment with socialism." |
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"Senator McCain would pay for part of his (health care) plan by making drastic cuts in Medicare — $882-billion worth." |
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Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel. |
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"Obama raises taxes on seniors (and) hard-working families to give welfare to those who pay none." |
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A scorecard separating fact from fiction
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The accuracy of the Obama tax calculator |
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"The McCain campaign is roughly in the position where Vice President Gore was running against President Bush one week before the election of 2000." |
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Obama "changed the rules in Washington. Gone are the free gifts from lobbyists. Gone are the fancy airplane rides for nothing." |
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"The race will tighten, just because that's what happens at the end of campaigns. They always have." |
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Telling you who flipped and who didn't
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On which team he's rooting for in the World Series. |
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On whether the government should bail out insurance giant AIG: |
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On whether global warming is man-made. |
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No, McCain's ads haven't all been negative
"And 100 percent, John, of your ads . . . 100 percent of them have been negative."
We found Obama was way off with his claim about McCain's negative ads.
Other recent videos we've reviewed:
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