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Michael Dobbs on the road in New Hampshire: McCain and Romney tussle on illegal immigrants?

By Washington Post Editors | January 4, 2008; 12:45 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Candidate Watch
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Hillary Clinton is trying to rewrite the history of the Iowa primary by claiming that she started off way behind John Edwards and Barack Obama.

By Michael Dobbs | January 4, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
Categories: Candidate Watch
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The Alliance for a New America is promoting John Edwards as the anti-special interests candidate. But who is behind the Alliance?

By Michael Dobbs | January 3, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (64)
Categories: Candidate Record, Candidate Watch, Social Issues, Verdict Pending
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Mike Huckabee says he cut taxes "nearly 100 times" as governor of Arkansas. He conveniently forgets about all the tax hikes.

By Michael Dobbs | January 2, 2008; 6:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
Categories: 2 Pinocchios, Candidate Record, Candidate Watch, Economy
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Hillary Clinton says she went to hear Martin Luther King speak on "a cold January day" in 1963. She is almost certainly wrong.

By Michael Dobbs | December 31, 2007; 5:06 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (91)
Categories: 1 Pinocchio, Candidate Record, Candidate Watch, History
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The Fact Checker announces the 2007 Pinocchio Awards and a special Geppetto prize for truth-telling.

By Michael Dobbs | December 31, 2007; 6:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (80)
Categories: Barack Obama, Candidate Record, Candidate Watch, History, Iraq
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