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The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Ryan Kelly
Democrats' budget resolution would raise America's tax bill by "$500-billion."
"Obama's liberal fiscal agenda: Over $874-billion in new spending."
"When we've got CEOs making more in 10 minutes than ordinary workers are making in a year ... then something is wrong."
Says he was the only Republican candidate at a prior debate who said lower-income workers were being hurt by the economy.
"You said you would vote against the Patriot Act, then you came to the Senate, you voted for it."
"I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty."
"Well, you know, the Teamsters wanted to drill in Alaska. I voted against drilling in Alaska. So it's not like I'm a slam dunk on every issue."
He received "A" ratings from "every conservative organization that gives ratings."
"The Iraq Study Group reported that (Saddam Hussein) had designs on reviving his nuclear program."
Recent stories from Ryan Kelly
Obama's stretch on ethics reformObama claims he was the driving force on ethics reform. We find he was a player but not the quarterback.
Spend-O-Meter vs. Truth-O-Meter, Part IIIn November, the Republican National Committee oversimplified the cost of Sen. Hillary Clinton's policy proposals. Now, the RNC does a similarly overstated assessment of Sen. Barack Obama's plans.
Obama zapped by lightning claimThe Democrats slugged it out in a Las Vegas debate. We found several claims were true, but Obama was wrong about the probability of lightning strikes vs. undocumented worker prosecutions and Richardson was way off about the popularity of Vice President Cheney and HMOs.
McCain overbids on eBayThe Republicans clashed on taxes, the economy and Iraq during a debate in Dearborn, Mich. They fumbled a few facts along the way.
Romney's nuances on gay issuesMitt Romney has consistently opposed gay marriage, but he changed positions on a constitutional amendment on civil unions.
Does Obama practice what he preaches?The freshman senator calls for bipartisanship. But when he votes, it's nearly always with his party.
Ryan Kelly is a news researcher for Congressional Quarterly, where his areas of specialty include politics, congressional leadership, ethics, agriculture, energy, environment, technology and transportation. He graduated from the University of California, Davis in 2001 with a degree in Political Science.
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