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The latest Truth-O-Meter items edited by Scott Montgomery
"We could save all the oil that they’re talking about getting off drilling, if everybody was just inflating their tires and getting regular tune-ups."
Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.
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On using the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Democrat Barack Obama on Monday, August 4th, 2008 in
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"Wild Bill Hickok had his first duel in the town square here. And the family legend is that he is a distant cousin of mine."
Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 in Springfield, Mo.
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"He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn’t allow him to bring cameras."
Republican John McCain on Saturday, July 26th, 2008 in a TV ad
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Barack Obama wants to "unilaterally disarm our nation."
None Chain e-mail on Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 in a chain e-mail
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Recent stories by Scott Montgomery
5 conservative concerns about McCain: Attacks by conservatives became so sharp last week that Sen. John McCain asked for a cease-fire. Here's a look at why they're unhappy and what PolitiFact has said about their complaints.
A Dartmouth numbers game: From the outlandishly wrong to the solidly right.
Recent stories researched by Scott Montgomery
5 conservative concerns about McCain: Attacks by conservatives became so sharp last week that Sen. John McCain asked for a cease-fire. Here's a look at why they're unhappy and what PolitiFact has said about their complaints.
A Dartmouth numbers game: From the outlandishly wrong to the solidly right.
Debatable claims in N.H.: In a New Hampshire debate, the GOP candidates discuss immigration, Iraq and chicken dinners for Guantanamo detainees. Some of their facts aren’t quite right.
Recent stories edited by Scott Montgomery
McCain's Airbus ties: A new attack ad goes after McCain's role in a lucrative defense contract being awarded to a European company over an American competitor.
Here's a Wild one for you : Obama challenges McCain to a duel on taxes, noting he just may be related to legendary frontier lawman Wild Bill Hickok. We step back 60 paces and fire the truth.
Obama's no-win pickle of a problem: Visit wounded troops in Germany and have it painted as a campaign stunt? Or cancel, and leave yourself open to attack?
Creative editing twists McCain's comments on Iraq: An ad from the DNC claims McCain is all over the map on Iraq. We find the ad leaves important context on the cutting room floor.
Obama's Iraq flip-flop? Nope: Some charge Obama with changing positions on withdrawal from Iraq; we cull through the record and find he has been consistent.
Scott Montgomery is the Government & Politics Editor of the St. Petersburg Times. He joined the Times in 2003 after a tenure as managing editor of CQ Weekly, the magazine of Congressional Quarterly. He also worked for the Dayton Daily News and the Palm Beach Post.
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