Rick Perry's rural legend
Texas Gov. Rick Perry told crowds this week the government wants to require farmers to have a commercial driver's license before they can drive a farm tractor across a road. PolitiFact Texas checked it out and rated it False.
By Bill Adair, W. Gardner Selby :: Published on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 at 01:17 p.m.
'Rationing' and other scare words in health debate
Opponents of the health care reform bills in Congress have unleashed a slew of scare words into the debate.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 at 02:51 p.m.
Mad Money: The AIG edition
Members of Congress are outraged over bonuses for AIG. We check their facts.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 at 05:39 p.m.
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