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"A year ago, in March 2007, I called for immediate action to address abuses in the subprime market, and I laid out detailed concrete proposals for how to do so."
Says Obama flip-flopped on a gas-tax "holiday."
Obama served on a board with former Weather Underground member William Ayers and "that relationship with Mr. Ayers on this board continued after 9/11."
"Again today (Ahmadinejad) made light of 9/11, and said that he's not even sure it happened and that people actually died."
Says she is the subject of 60 books.
McCain's "plan for the economy is to extend George Bush's tax cuts for billionaires and give a $100-billion additional corporate tax cut."
"Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month."
Obama says Clinton in 2002 suggested there was a connection between al-Qaida and the Iraqi government.
"John McCain says it's okay with him if the U.S. spends the next thousand years in Iraq."
Says the difference between her and Barack Obama is "about 35 years of experience."
Recent stories from Lissa August
Gas taxes, on holidayThe RNC is right that Obama once supported a gas tax "holiday," but a video glosses over some key details.
The Iraq war, for $100 monthWe find Obama is right about how much households pay for the war.
100 years of latitudeIt's all over the news that Sen. Barack Obama claims Sen. John McCain will let the war in Iraq go on for 100 years. Obama is taking liberties with what McCain said, as we told you weeks ago.
Keystone attacksThe Pennsylvania primary is six weeks away, but the charges have been flying fast and furiously. We check the facts on some claims.
Adding up Clinton's 35-year claimThe New York senator often boasts of 35 years in politics. We do the math and find one of her claims is way off, but that her general point about political experience is largely accurate.
Pardon me: Huckabee vs. RomneyThe two former governors have been criticizing each other about pardons. We find their claims are accurate and reveal starkly different approaches on clemency.
Romney loves company, but they don't quite belong togetherMitt Romney says he's following the same path as Ronald Reagan, Henry Hyde and George H.W. Bush when it comes to changing positions on abortion, but his turn was sharper than theirs.
History is not their best subjectPresidential candidates often make historical references to emphasize points or justify positions. A lot of the time, though, they get their facts wrong -- to the dismay of historians.
Ham & cheese, hold the bureaucracyHillary Clinton is right about the tangled rules of federal food inspections. If you think the sandwich rules are silly, check out the guidelines for pepperoni pizza.
Looking for Mr. RightEach of the candidates running for the Republican nomination for president claims to be a conservative. And each one is -- to a point.
Lissa August is a reporter/researcher in the Times Washington Bureau.
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