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FactCheck by Viveca Novak, Jess Henig, Joe Miller | Dec. 6, 2007 (Review)

No cameras doesn't mean no fumbles at Democratic debate.

At the first all-radio debate of this election cycle, there were several factual faux pas by the Democrats at the table. Two candidates, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, were primarily responsible.

Biden linked an $18-per-barrel increase in the price of oil to the Senate resolution declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization - even though it took two months to achieve that hike, and it's a leap of logic to connect the two ... Full Story »

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by Kevin Reilly - Oct. 1, 2008

The big picture story from FactCheck and similar services is that many(most?) politicians spin, embellish, fabricate and BS all the time. It can reasonably be argued that some of the facts presented in this piece are not all that important, but an impartial purveyor of facts is a valuable resource during these dark days of the national campaigns.