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Romney Overpaid $500,000 Income Tax
by Politicofact on 23 Sep 2012   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfro Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid charged Mitt Romney with manipulating his 2011 taxes to “conform with his public statements,” after the Republican presidential challenger's return showed he paid ...

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The poor Banks have no representation so Tim Pawlenty comes to resuce
by Politicofact on 23 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
Tim Pawlenty to head bank lobbying organization "To Head of the bank lobbying group The Financial Services Roundtable." Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/s http://www.politico.com/news/s Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor who was ...

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Where Can You find the Real Moochers?
by Politicofact on 21 Sep 2012   3 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.slate.com/articles/ THE COST OF THE CRISIS CAUSED BY WALL STREET = NO LESS THAN $12.8 TRILLION DOLLARS http://bettermarkets.com/refor The Republican Party has some potentially winning themes for America’s presidential ...

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Friday night in California, Apple made more legal filings against Samsung
by Politicofact on 22 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/ Late on Friday night in California, Apple made more legal filings against Samsung (we've embedded them below), in which it is requesting a further $707 million in damages ...

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Obama leads in Colorado
by Politicofact on 21 Sep 2012   2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.realclearpolitics.c Obama holds a narrow lead in Colorado #politics

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The 2012 Election Stats today
by Politicofact on 21 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
Voting starts today!!! #elections

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Ryan gets boos at AARP conference
by Politicofact on 21 Sep 2012   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_ “The first step to a stronger Medicare is to repeal Obamacare, because it represents the worst of both worlds,” Ryan went on as members continued to shout. “It ...

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Christie taking 'hot poker to Obama's butt' gets him burned
by Politicofact on 21 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.c BY MICHAEL HAYNE NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM COMMENTARY In what can only be described as one part homoeroticism and one part disguised racism, former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour stated that professional ...

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FOX BIZ NEWS Corporate profits have surged an average of 51.8% under Obama,
by Politicofact on 20 Sep 2012   4 comments, latest 13 years ago
"However, corporate profits have surged an average of 51.8% under Obama, the best out of any stretch of party control since 1933, S&P said. Profits increased at 12.5% per ...

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Welfare for BAIN! How Bain's Lobbying Saved Mitt Millions
by Politicofact on 21 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
Private equity titans like Bain Capital used K Street to preserve the GOP front-runner's favorite—and most lucrative—tax loophole. http://www.motherjones.com/pol With the sting of defeat in the South Carolina primary ...

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NEW Rasmussen national poll tracking Obama leads and extends his lead
by Politicofact on 21 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
Rasmussen Tracking 9/18 - 9/20 1500 LV 3.0 46 45 Obama +1 #politics

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Romney claims five studies back up his tax plan
by Politicofact on 15 Sep 2012   3 comments, latest 13 years ago
Romney claims five studies back up his tax plan Says five studies show his tax plan can cut rates and still bring the same revenue without raising taxes on ...

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Warren Vs Brown DEBATE on CSPAN3 LIVE
by Politicofact on 20 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
Warren Vs Brown DEBATE on CSPAN3 LIVE

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Meet the Nest Learning Thermostat
by Politicofact on 19 Sep 2012   2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.B9qCLs8txBo The Nest thermostat learns from your temperature adjustments, programs itself to keep you comfortable, and guides you to energy savings. You can control the thermostat from anywhere using ...

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Romney says he is poor Americans' best bet
by Politicofact on 19 Sep 2012   3 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.reuters.com/article Mitt Romney said on Wednesday he would do a better job of helping the poor than President Barack Obama as the Republican tried to recover from a secret ...

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The 47 Percent This Year Includes At Least 20.2 Million Seniors
by Politicofact on 19 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
47 Percent This Year Includes At Least 20.2 Million Seniors http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ How will seniors in Florida vote?

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Pew Poll Obama with 8pt lead nationaly
by Politicofact on 19 Sep 2012   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
Obama Up 8 Points Nationally In Latest Pew Poll WASHINGTON -- A dozen national polls conducted over the past week have produced a range of results, mostly indicating either ...

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Obama Edges Romney Among Voters In 12 Swing States
by Politicofact on 19 Sep 2012   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
USA Today/Gallup: Obama Edges Romney Among Voters In 12 Swing States http://livewire.talkingpointsm http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-25 (CBS News) President Obama holds a narrow lead over Mitt Romney in the key swing states ...

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The only party actually redistributing welath are the Republicans
by Politicofact on 19 Sep 2012   5 comments, latest 13 years ago
The only party trying to redistribute welath are the Republicans, they cry wolf all the time. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics Super PACs Zero In On Romney '47 Percent' Comments Richest 400 Americans' ...

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Richest 400 Americans' net worth jumps 13 percent to $1.7 trillion
by Politicofact on 19 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.reuters.com/article (Reuters) - The net worth of the richest Americans grew by 13 percent in the past year to $1.7 trillion, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday, and a familiar ...

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Romney Camp Silent On Whether Bain Purchased Brutal Chinese Factory
by Politicofact on 18 Sep 2012   2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo. http://www.a2hXCjAMGdk “Before Mitt Romney started claiming he'd stand up to China and its unfair trade practices, he was profiting off of them,” Obama campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt ...

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Paul Ryan says Romney comments ‘obviously inarticulate'
by Politicofact on 19 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
TRENDING: Paul Ryan says Romney comments ‘obviously inarticulate' http://politicalticker.blogs.c Greensboro, North Carolina (CNN) – Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan said Mitt Romney's leaked comments were “obviously inarticulate” ...

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Cyborg Mittens
by Politicofact on 19 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.orlandosentinel.com WASHINGTON -- What's a day without a leaked video, a scandal, an unintended sliver of truth? OMG: Mitt Romney doesn't care about the votes of the 47 percent ...

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Warp Drive May Be More Feasible Than Thought, Scientists Say
by Politicofact on 17 Sep 2012   4 comments, latest 13 years ago
Warp Drive May Be More Feasible Than Thought, Scientists Say http://www.space.com/17628-war

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Romney caught on tape . " my job is not to worry about those people "
by Politicofact on 17 Sep 2012   31 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ http://www.XnB0NZzl5HA “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who ...

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Romney camp used $20M loan to cope with summer cash flow woes
by Politicofact on 18 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Even as it bragged about beating President Obama in fundraising over the summer, Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign was so low on cash that it ended up engineering an ...

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On Israel, Romney Trashes Two-State Solution
by Politicofact on 18 Sep 2012   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
http://www.ukhFBJgrZxM Can someone explain HOW this is true or accurate? First he mentions Iran using Lebanon to stage strikes from Gaza...except Lebanon doesn't share a border with Gaza. Shows ...

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Joe Ricketts drops $10 Million on Romney Ad's
by Politicofact on 17 Sep 2012   2 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://content.usatoday.com/co Joe Ricketts, whose family owns the Chicago Cubs, is moving forward with plans to bankroll a major ad campaign to help Mitt Romney and Republican candidates. Ricketts sparked ...

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3rd Afghan inside attack kills 4 US troops
by Politicofact on 16 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.businessweek.com/ap KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police killed four American soldiers coming to their aid after a checkpoint attack Sunday, the third "insider" assault by government forces or insurgents ...

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There are not “five different studies” that show Romney’s plan works!
by Politicofact on 16 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
Romney's Economic Exaggerations In any event, there are not “five different studies” that show Romney's plan works. http://factcheck.org/2012/09/r Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney claims that his plan would balance ...

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Rick Santorum Gives Up On 'Smart People'
by Politicofact on 15 Sep 2012   1 comment, latest 13 years ago
Rick Santorum Gives Up On 'Smart People' As usual, this week's Values Voter Summit provided a special venue for social conservatives to get extra outrageous with their social conservatism: ...

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The Members Of Romney's Campaign Who Work For Fox
by Politicofact on 10 Sep 2012   3 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2 If it's hard to differentiate Fox News contributors from members of the Romney campaign, it might be because they're sometimes one in the same. Four Fox News contributors ...

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Romney Gets It Backward
by Politicofact on 14 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
http://factcheck.org/2012/09/r Getting Things Backward This time Romney has gone beyond putting his own unwarranted spin on the president’s statements. He has just gotten his basic facts in the wrong ...

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President Obama 'built' nation's $16 trillion debt, GOP Rep. Reid Ribble says
by Politicofact on 13 Sep 2012   4 comments, latest 13 years ago
President Obama 'built' nation's $16 trillion debt, GOP Rep. Reid Ribble says http://www.politifact.com/wisc #politics

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Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell hires Ron Paul's strategist
by Politicofact on 13 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
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Obama Unleashes New Medicare Study
by Politicofact on 9 Sep 2012   3 comments, latest 13 years ago
http://www.google.com/hostedne As President Obama defies bad job numbers this week to widen his lead over the Republican ticket by as much as 4 points, he prepared to cite a ...

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Paul Ryan pushed for green-car loans
by Politicofact on 13 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
http://www.politico.com/news/s Years before becoming famous as an advocate of fiscal restraint, Paul Ryan supported a now-controversial Energy Department loan program aimed at developing greener cars — and even called ...

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Obama is allowing welfare waivers only if the plan increases employment 20%
by Politicofact on 13 Sep 2012   Posted 13 years ago
The Obama administration is allowing state waivers from welfare work requirements "only if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20 percent." http://www.politifact.com/trut Bill Clinton says Obama ...

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Paul Ryan said President Obama “funneled” $716 billion out of Medicare “
by Politicofact on 5 Sep 2012   2 comments, latest 13 years ago
Paul Ryan said President Obama "funneled” $716 billion out of Medicare "at the expense of the elderly.” http://www.politifact.com/trut #politics

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Within Hours, Mitt Romney Takes Back Everything He Said
by Politicofact on 10 Sep 2012   18 comments, latest 13 years ago
Multiple Choice Mitt is at it again. Within Hours, Mitt Romney Takes Back Everything He Said About Preexisting Conditions http://www.motherjones.com/kev
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