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The latest Truth-O-Meter items written by Janet Zink
"For what we spend in just one week in Iraq, 800,000 children could get health insurance for an entire year."
None Florida Consumer Action Network on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 in a press conference in Tampa
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"Mitt Romney says the next president doesn't need foreign policy experience."
Republican John McCain on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 in a Web ad
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"McCain opposes repeal of the death tax."
Republican Mitt Romney on Friday, December 28th, 2007 in a TV ad
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"I get the most money from active duty officers and military personnel."
Republican Ron Paul on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 in a debate in St. Petersburg
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"In the African-American community today, 68 percent of kids born are born out of wedlock."
Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
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The latest Truth-O-Meter items researched by Janet Zink
"Mitt Romney says the next president doesn't need foreign policy experience."
Republican John McCain on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 in a Web ad
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Recent stories by Janet Zink
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 Janet Zink
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.
Romney misses easy grounder : At the CNN/YouTube debate, the candidates argued about immigration, crime and Iraq. We found they generally got their facts right, although Romney missed an easy one about the Red Sox.
Obama zapped by lightning claim: The Democrats slugged it out in a Las Vegas debate. We found several claims were true, but Obama was wrong about the probability of lightning strikes vs. undocumented worker prosecutions.
Janet Zink is a staff writer for the St. Petersburg Times.
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