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If you look at last year's presidential campaign, "you can't find a mention of public option."
The Senate health care bill is longer than Tolstoy's 'War and Peace.'
"Ronald Reagan faced an even worse recession" than the current one.
The McCain campaign "did not elaborate" on Obama's ties to ACORN.
A cap-and-trade plan promoted by Barack Obama would hit hardest "those already struggling to make ends meet."
Obama has admitted a cap and trade plan would cause electricity bills to "skyrocket."
Says she couldn't take stimulus money because it required "universal building codes."
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."
Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of the Fort Hood shootings, "was an ADVISOR to the Obama Administration."
"In the health care bill, we're now offering insurance for dogs."
Recent stories from Bill Adair
Health care bill or 'War & Peace' -- which is longer?Republican Orrin Hatch says the Democratic health care bill is longer than War and Peace. We count the words.
A chain e-mail full of praiseAn American Studies professor listed 90 accomplishments of the Obama administration and sent it to some Democratic friends, but the list went viral. We take a look to see if it's accurate.
Abortion and the Stupak amendment, cont'd.We check Ed Rendell's claim that the Stupak amendment would bar employees of small businesses that receive tax credits from getting abortion coverage.
Fact-checking new claims in the Sarah Palin bookWe examine Sarah Palin's claims on the Reagan recession, cap and trade and the McCain tactics on ACORN.
Fact-checking Sarah Palin as she goes 'Rogue'We examine Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue and put it to the Truth-O-Meter.
Are they vaccinating detainees at Gitmo?We examine some of the claims about vaccines being given to detainees at the camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Counting votes on abortionRep. Loretta Sanchez said the House of Representatives does not have a majority for abortion rights. We check her math.
Health promises stallWe add promises on reproductive care and allowing people to shop for health plans like members of Congress. Both get rated Stalled.
Health care reform and the abortion amendmentAbortion opponents put greater restrictions in the House bill. We sort out the details.
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Bill Adair is the Editor of PolitiFact and the Washington Bureau Chief for the St. Petersburg Times. He's worked in Washington since 1997 and has covered Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court, national politics and aviation safety. Adair is the author of "The Mystery of Flight 427: Inside a Crash Investigation," a behind-the-scenes account of how the National Transportation Safety Board solved one of the biggest mysteries in aviation. He is the winner of the Everett Dirksen Award for Distinguished Coverage of Congress and the Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award. He lives in Arlington, Va. with his wife and three children.
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