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As House and Senate Negotiate, Obama Fine-Tunes His Pitch

On a day when he stumps for health-care reform in North Carolina and Virginia, President Obama will unveil a new message highlighting eight ways that consumers would be better protected if his reform efforts pass, a White House aide said. 9:03 AM ET | More »

Archive: Bill Richardson

Poetry versus Prose

The Fact Checker shares his impressions from four days on the road in New Hampshire. The Poetry party is beating the Prose party.

Posted on January 8, 2008 at 10:53 AM ET | Comments (26)

Saint Anselm College Presidential Debates

Join the Fact Checker for live truth squadding of the Republican and Democratic debates from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire.

Posted on January 5, 2008 at 10:44 PM ET | Comments (0)

The Fibs of 2007

Nominations are now open for the "Top Ten Fibs of 2007" and the "2007 Geppetto Award."

Posted on December 24, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (0)

Richardson Misstates the Facts on Iraq

The former U.N. ambassador claims that his Democratic rivals want to keep "as many as 75,000" troops in Iraq until 2013. That is inaccurate.

Posted on November 13, 2007 at 07:00 AM ET | Comments (29)

Richardson: 'I Am the Greenest of Them All'

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson claims that his state is "the only state" that is following the Kyoto treaty. The Fact Checker awards him four Pinocchios.

Posted on November 9, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (0)

Aliens Support Clinton, Richardson

Bill Richardson says the government "hasn't come clean" about UFOs. Archives officials say the governor of New Mexico is living on another planet. The Fact Checker adjudicates.

Posted on November 6, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (20)

Barbers for Dodd, Gorbie Endorses Rudy

Which of the following is true? Barbers support Dodd. Rudy's Gorbachev quote. Huckabee on the Founding Fathers. 15 million Americans have seen monsters in their closets.

Posted on October 26, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (29)

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