Not a radical group, and Ayers didn't run it

In short, this was a mainstream foundation funded by a mainstream, Republican business leader and led by an overwhelmingly mainstream, civic-minded group of individuals. Ayers' involvement in its inception and on an advisory committee do not make it radical – nor does the funding of programs involving the United Nations and African-American studies.

This attack is false, but it's more than that – it's malicious. It unfairly tars not just ... Full Story »

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by Ann Wilmer - Oct. 14, 2008

It meets the "watchdog" criteria for public service journalism. PolitiFact.com is an exemplary project that does for citizens what we cannot always do for ourselves, find out the truth behind political claims.

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