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On President Barack Obama’s stimulus May 18, 2012The Truth-o-Meter says: Half Flip | Did Mitt Romney flip-flop on the economic stimulus? During his 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney has been no fan of the stimulus Democrats passed in 2009. On the third anniversary of its passage, Romney issued a news release titled, "Three Years Later, Obama's Stimulus is Still Failing." Democrats cont […]
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On the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) May 18, 2012The Truth-o-Meter says: No Flip | Did Mitt Romney flip-flop on TARP? The Troubled Asset Relief Program -- the "TARP" program that was supposed to stabilize the financial markets -- has not been popular with conservatives. During the Republican presidential primary, most candidates attacked it. But the Democratic National Committee says Mitt Romney […]
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On President Barack Obama’s stimulus May 18, 2012
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- ‘Obama’s Promise,’ Part II May 18, 2012And now, the rest of the story on that misleading “Obama’s Promise” ad from Crossroads GPS. Besides the almost totally false claim that we covered earlier, the ad also: Claims the president broke a promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure, when in fact 5.9 million have received assistance. Gives a … More >> […]Brooks Jackson
- A Bogus Tax Attack Against Obama May 17, 2012The latest multimillion-dollar attack ad from Crossroads GPS claims President Obama broke a promise to not increase taxes for families making less than $250,000 a year. That’s almost entirely false. The truth is that Obama repeatedly cut taxes for such families, first through a tax credit in effect for 2009 … More >> […]Brooks Jackson
- ‘Obama’s Promise,’ Part II May 18, 2012
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- Reconciliation May 18, 2012— Ezra is guest-hosting for Rachel Maddow again Friday night. Tune in! —By 2025, one-third of U.S. cities will have more seniors than children. —Tokyo’s private rail lines turn a profit largely by owning a lot of real estate and stores. —Italy has decided that it’s a perfectly fine idea to drill deep into the heart of a supervolcano. —Turns out France has a […]
- Kathleen Sebelius’s speech: contraceptives controversy still swirls around it May 18, 2012Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of Health and Human Services, delivered the commencement address at Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute on Friday. Leaders in the Catholic Church had pressured Georgetown to rescind her invitation, given her key role in implementing the health reform law, which requires employers to cover contraceptives. Sebelius’ […]
- Reconciliation May 18, 2012
- OpenSecrets.org
- Mystery Health Care Group Funneled Millions to Conservative Nonprofits May 18, 2012A secretive, well-funded group provided $44 million in 2010 to a host of 501(c)(4) groups, many of which were among the most active in airing ads attacking Democrats in the midterm elections. The Center to Protect Patients' Rights was the source of more than half the budget of the group American Future Fund, for example. The Center's role in fundin […]Viveca Novak and Robert Maguire
- Many Lawmakers Personally Invested in JPMorgan Chase May 17, 2012Republicans and Democrats rushed this week to argue that stronger government regulation would or wouldn't have forestalled JPMorgan Chase's multibillion dollar losses. But they didn't mention whether they owned shares in the bank themselves. At least 38 of them do. […]Russ Choma
- Mystery Health Care Group Funneled Millions to Conservative Nonprofits May 18, 2012
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