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FACT CHECK: Did Gingrich ‘slash’ federal spending?

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Gingrich super PAC ad claims the former speaker slashed federal spending, but the ad exaggerates

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FACT CHECK: Newt’s erroneous ethics alibi

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FACT CHECK: Gingrich's evolution on climate change

By FactCheck.Org

Gingrich ventures took in more than $105 million over a decade's time

By Peter H. Stone

Billionaire backer may open wallet for Gingrich but bring unwanted baggage

By Peter H. Stone

Puncturing the hot air balloons on defense spending

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Rhetoric confuses reality, as Obama's defense budget proposal would shift planned spending by less than one percent

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FACT CHECK: Breaking down Obama and Biden's convention speeches

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FACT CHECK: State of the Union

By FactCheck.Org

'Fiscal cliff' ads target candidates in 2014

By Rachael Marcus

Voters in both parties favor defense spending cuts

By R. Jeffrey Smith

FACT CHECK: There are budget phantoms in the room

By The Associated Press

A hard look at the gimmicks in President Obama's 2013 budget

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FACT CHECK: Does the United States "look a lot like Greece?"

By FactCheck.Org

Treasury’s inability to raise debt limit could cause problems

By Laurel Adams

FACT CHECK: Twists and turns on the U.S. debt ceiling

By FactCheck.Org and Scott Blackburn

By 2020, 90 cents of every dollar will go to entitlements and debt interest

By Laurel Adams

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FACT CHECK: President Obama, Romney both distort the facts

By FactCheck.Org

Budget spin, senior scare and more in a preview of the upcoming fall showdown.

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GOP deficit-cutters eye health IT stimulus funds as Obama’s point man leaves

By Kimberly Leonard

Medicare: An entitlement out of control

By David Nather

Unsustainable Medicare spending

By The Center for Public Integrity

Fact Check: Rep. Ryan's budget spin

By FactCheck.Org

What would your Pentagon budget look like?

How would you cut military defense spending?

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Special interests woo Super Congress members with campaign cash

By Sandy Johnson and Aaron Mehta

FACT CHECK: Does the United States "look a lot like Greece?"

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OPINION: Congress, lies and statistics

By Wendell Potter

FACT CHECK: Debt default 'danger' revisited

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FACT CHECK: An honest look at GPS's false claims on Obama's tax plans

By FactCheck.Org

A new Crossroads GPS ad makes completely unfounded claims on President Obama's tax plans.

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FACT CHECK: Breaking down Obama and Biden's convention speeches

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FACT CHECK: Conservative Political Action Conference

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As housing crisis festers, mortgage servicers spend $8 million on political contributions

By Michael Hudson and Aaron Mehta

FACT CHECK: Facing facts on fiscal cliff

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FACT CHECK: Soft glove, same GPS fist in attack ad

By FactCheck.Org

Crossroads GPS continues with false representation in ads attacking President Obama.

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Buying ambassadorships redux: Four Obama nominees were big-money bundlers

By Josh Israel

Top spy job is no plum

By Peter Newbatt Smith

Daily Disclosure: Republicans say Americans bummed out by Obama

By Rachael Marcus

FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats

By The Associated Press

AdWatch: Ad says Obama makes excuses on economy

By The Associated Press

AdWatch: GOP super PAC ad blaming Obama for making excuses on the bad economy lacks context

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Obama rainmakers enjoy White House invites, appointments and contracts

By Fred Schulte and Aaron Mehta

Barack Obama’s 21 biggest fans

By Josh Israel

Obama's bundler total exceeds $74 million

By Aaron Mehta, Fred Schulte and Elizabeth Lucas

Obama decision eases undocumented kids' turmoil

By Susan Ferriss

Voters in both parties favor defense spending cuts

By R. Jeffrey Smith

It doesn't matter if the district is blue or red, or has a defense manufacturing plant.

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Major fight looms over defense spending

By R. Jeffrey Smith

FACT CHECK: Breaking down Obama and Biden's convention speeches

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FACT CHECK: Obama’s Jobs Act ‘bipartisan’? Not entirely

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Puncturing the hot air balloons on defense spending

By R. Jeffrey Smith

FACT CHECK: Breaking down Obama and Biden's convention speeches

By FactCheck.Org

Which facts were spun by the president and vice-president as they accepted renomination?

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FACT CHECK: State of the Union

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FACT CHECK: Slips in vice president's debate

By The Associated Press

'Fiscal cliff' ads target candidates in 2014

By Rachael Marcus

Puncturing the hot air balloons on defense spending

By R. Jeffrey Smith

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