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"Obama's liberal fiscal agenda: Over $874-billion in new spending."
Republican Republican National Committee on Friday, February 29th, 2008 in a graphic on the RNC website.
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"The fact is it’s not amnesty."
Republican John McCain on Saturday, January 5th, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.
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"I don't describe your plan as amnesty in my ad. I don't call it amnesty."
Republican Mitt Romney on Saturday, January 5th, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.
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“You said you would vote against the Patriot Act, then you came to the Senate, you voted for it.”
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Saturday, January 5th, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.
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He received "A" ratings from "every conservative organization that gives ratings."
Republican Tom Tancredo on Sunday, October 21st, 2007 in a Republican debate in Orlando, Fla.
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The latest Truth-O-Meter items researched by Ryan Kelly
Democrats’ budget resolution would raise America’s tax bill by "$500-billion."
Republican John McCain on Monday, April 7th, 2008 in a poll on McCain's Web site
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"Obama's liberal fiscal agenda: Over $874-billion in new spending."
Republican Republican National Committee on Friday, February 29th, 2008 in a graphic on the RNC website.
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"When we've got CEOs making more in 10 minutes than ordinary workers are making in a year ... then something is wrong."
Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 in a campaign rally in Houston, Texas
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Says he was the only Republican candidate at a prior debate who said lower-income workers were being hurt by the economy.
Republican Mike Huckabee on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.
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"The fact is it’s not amnesty."
Republican John McCain on Saturday, January 5th, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H.
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Recent stories by Ryan Kelly
Spend-O-Meter vs. Truth-O-Meter, Part II: In 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.
Romney's nuances on gay issues: Mitt Romney has consistently opposed gay marriage, but he changed positions on a constitutional amendment on civil unions.
Recent stories researched by Ryan Kelly
Obama's stretch on ethics reform: Obama 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 II: In 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 claim: The 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.
McCain overbids on eBay: The 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 issues: Mitt Romney has consistently opposed gay marriage, but he changed positions on a constitutional amendment on civil unions.
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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