For the final installment in our coverage of President Barack Obama's first 100 days, we decided to look at the 514 campaign promises in our Obameter database and choose two -- one Kept and one Broken -- that we consider the most significant because they illustrate the early accomplishments and setbacks of his presidency. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Interesting article from PolitiFact, whose staff researched 514 campaign promises made by the Obama campaign. In this piece, they highlight one significant promise that was kept (invest in all types of alternative energy) -- and one that was broken (toughen rules against former lobbyists). While their decision of which promises to feature can be viewed as subjective, the methodology which they used to fact-check each promise is not -- their observations are objective, factual, well-sourced and insightful.
