How Filipino veterans could benefit from stimulus
To hear Jon Kyl tell it, the Democratic-backed economic stimulus package is so full of waste and clutter that legislators ought to scrap it and start fresh. "I mean, there are so many different things...
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One of the most high-profile debates arising as lawmakers head into a lame-duck session is whether to ratify a new START treaty to control nuclear arms. Today,we add two more fact-checks related to the...
View ArticleNo pants burned, but toilets did flush
AJC PolitiFact Georgia did flush a few claims down the toilet. One claim was literally about commodes. A DeKalb County pol said low-flow versions can cost up to $1,000. Sometimes yes, often no, we...
View ArticleDebate over Planned Parenthood funding moves to Florida
Planned Parenthood, a group that gets federal money to provide health services, has been a focal point of the Washington debate for several months. And now, the debate has filtered down to Tallahassee....
View ArticleHow Filipino veterans could benefit from stimulus
To hear Jon Kyl tell it, the Democratic-backed economic stimulus package is so full of waste and clutter that legislators ought to scrap it and start fresh. "I mean, there are so many different things...
View ArticleDay 1 of Sotomayor hearing: no 'meltdown' yet
The hearings began Monday for Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first nominee to the Supreme Court, but there weren't any fireworks. The senators on the Judiciary Committee made opening...
View ArticleHow both sides play tricks with stimulus numbers
When Congress was deliberating the $787 billion economic stimulus package last winter, Republicans complained that it would not boost the economy fast enough. Six months later, they're still...
View ArticlePutting the START debate to the Truth-O-Meter
One of the most high-profile debates arising as lawmakers head into a lame-duck session is whether to ratify a new START treaty to control nuclear arms, as the Obama Administration wants. Beginning...
View ArticleTwo more fact-checks in the START treaty debate
One of the most high-profile debates arising as lawmakers head into a lame-duck session is whether to ratify a new START treaty to control nuclear arms. Today,we add two more fact-checks related to the...
View ArticleNo pants burned, but toilets did flush
AJC PolitiFact Georgia did flush a few claims down the toilet. One claim was literally about commodes. A DeKalb County pol said low-flow versions can cost up to $1,000. Sometimes yes, often no, we...
View ArticleDebate over Planned Parenthood funding moves to Florida
Planned Parenthood, a group that gets federal money to provide health services, has been a focal point of the Washington debate for several months. And now, the debate has filtered down to Tallahassee....
View ArticleHow Filipino veterans could benefit from stimulus
To hear Jon Kyl tell it, the Democratic-backed economic stimulus package is so full of waste and clutter that legislators ought to scrap it and start fresh. "I mean, there are so many different things...
View ArticleDay 1 of Sotomayor hearing: no 'meltdown' yet
The hearings began Monday for Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's first nominee to the Supreme Court, but there weren't any fireworks. The senators on the Judiciary Committee made opening...
View ArticleHow both sides play tricks with stimulus numbers
When Congress was deliberating the $787 billion economic stimulus package last winter, Republicans complained that it would not boost the economy fast enough. Six months later, they're still...
View ArticlePutting the START debate to the Truth-O-Meter
One of the most high-profile debates arising as lawmakers head into a lame-duck session is whether to ratify a new START treaty to control nuclear arms, as the Obama Administration wants. Beginning...
View ArticleTwo more fact-checks in the START treaty debate
One of the most high-profile debates arising as lawmakers head into a lame-duck session is whether to ratify a new START treaty to control nuclear arms. Today,we add two more fact-checks related to the...
View ArticleNo pants burned, but toilets did flush
AJC PolitiFact Georgia did flush a few claims down the toilet. One claim was literally about commodes. A DeKalb County pol said low-flow versions can cost up to $1,000. Sometimes yes, often no, we...
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