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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 »

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Wright's Wild Charges

More pastor problems for Barack Obama. Wright is wrong on AIDS and the now-infamous "Tuskegee experiment."

Posted on May 5, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (112)

Pinocchio Time for Al Gore

The Gore-acle won the Nobel Peace Prize for his warnings on global warming. But does that make him immune to criticism?

Posted on October 25, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (183)

An Inconvenient Truth: Team Gore Responds

Al Gore's environmental adviser responds to criticisms about the accuracy of his Oscar-winning movie. Read the Gore team's first point-by-point rebuttal of a British judge's critique of An Inconvenient Truth.

Posted on October 18, 2007 at 10:00 AM ET | Comments (233)

An Inconvenient Truth, Part II

More on the debate about An Inconvenient Truth. Scientists weigh in on the alleged inaccuracies in Al Gore's movie. The Fact Checker replies to readers.

Posted on October 17, 2007 at 07:00 AM ET | Comments (72)

An Inconvenient Truth for Al Gore

Al Gore won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his campaigning work on global warming. But a British judge claims that there are some significant errors in his Oscar-winning movie. Join in the debate.

Posted on October 12, 2007 at 10:08 AM ET | Comments (482)

Bin Laden: Rumsfeld Responsible For Vietnam War

Osama Bin Laden gets a history lesson.

Posted on September 19, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (0)

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