Sunday Morning Missteps

Another Republican debate, with more false claims

Gov. Romney claimed U.S. job growth had been nearly 17 times faster than Europe's. His figures come from a source who told FactCheck.org that he would no longer use them. Mayor Giuliani accused Democratic candidates of "appeasement" toward Islamic terrorists. Sen. McCain claimed American families spend $140 billion of their income preparing federal income tax returns. We find no support for that figure, which the Internal Revenue Service puts at $19 ... Full Story »

Posted by Leo Romero
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Republicans, Republican Nomination
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Aug 7, 2007 - 6:06 AM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Aug 8, 2007 - 5:43 AM PDT

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