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"Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class families."
Democrat Barack Obama on Friday, July 18th, 2008 in a statement e-mailed to reporters.
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Obama "voted for and even sponsored amendments that were intended to kill the (immigration overhaul) legislation."
Republican John McCain on Monday, July 14th, 2008 in a speech in San Diego
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"McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . But when he was running for his party's nomination, he . . . said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote."
Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in a speech in Washington, D.C.
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"I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail."
Republican John McCain on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends”
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"The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity."
Libertarian Bob Barr on Sunday, June 29th, 2008 in an interview with Fox News.
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The latest Truth-O-Meter items researched by Adriel Bettelheim
"Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class families."
Democrat Barack Obama on Friday, July 18th, 2008 in a statement e-mailed to reporters.
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Obama "voted for and even sponsored amendments that were intended to kill the (immigration overhaul) legislation."
Republican John McCain on Monday, July 14th, 2008 in a speech in San Diego
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"McCain used to buck his party on immigration by fighting for comprehensive reform. . . . But when he was running for his party's nomination, he . . . said that he wouldn't even support his own legislation if it came up for a vote."
Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in a speech in Washington, D.C.
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"I investigated Abramoff and people ended up in jail."
Republican John McCain on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends”
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"The legislation ... that Senator McCain supports would provide the authority for the federal government to surveille American citizens in their own country without any suspicion whatsoever that they're engaging in discussions with terrorists or about criminal activity."
Libertarian Bob Barr on Sunday, June 29th, 2008 in an interview with Fox News.
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The latest Truth-O-Meter items edited by Adriel Bettelheim
"If you are African-American in this country today, you are likely to have a net worth of about 10 percent of what white families have."
Democrat John Edwards on Monday, January 21st, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Recent stories by Adriel Bettelheim
Obama's muddle about the middle: The Obama campaign is exaggerating with its claim that McCain's tax plan offers nothing for the middle class.
Immigration Rx or poison pill?: It's an issue the two candidates appear to agree on for the most part, but Obama and McCain have traded charges that the other sold out.
Escaping Bush's gravitational pull: An unpopular president and two candidates from the Senate create a host of strange-bedfellow problems in this presidential race.
Obama, McCain misfire on vets benefits: The Obama and McCain campaigns exchanged fire on veterans issues, and neither struck the truth.
Candidates get back to health: Sen. John McCain's new health care plan brings the issue back in focus for the presidential candidates. We check three new claims.
Recent stories researched by Adriel Bettelheim
Obama's muddle about the middle: The Obama campaign is exaggerating with its claim that McCain's tax plan offers nothing for the middle class.
Immigration Rx or poison pill?: It's an issue the two candidates appear to agree on for the most part, but Obama and McCain have traded charges that the other sold out.
Mix 'n match creditors with causes: We take apart popular notions on foreign debt and oil imports.
Escaping Bush's gravitational pull: An unpopular president and two candidates from the Senate create a host of strange-bedfellow problems in this presidential race.
Obama, McCain misfire on vets benefits: The Obama and McCain campaigns exchanged fire on veterans issues, and neither struck the truth.
Adriel Bettelheim is the regulatory editor of CQ Weekly
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