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Lawrence O'Donnell is the host of MSNBC’s “The Last Word”. He was formerly the chief of staff for both the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the Committee on Environment & Public Works in the 1990's. He is also an actor, and has been executive producer of the television shows "The West Wing" and "Mister Sterling." O'Donnell blogs at the Huffington Post as well.
Recent statements involving Lawrence O'Donnell
"Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."
"There are no similar clips of Newt Gingrich talking about how ineffective President Bush was in trying to control North Korea."
Recent stories featuring Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell claim about GI Bill/welfare fueled No. 3 fact check of 2012:
A promotional spot for Lawrence O'Donnell's MSNBC program stirred our interest after O'Donnell said critics likened the original GI Bill to welfare. Our plunge into post-war history led to a fact check that ranked high among the year's reader favorites.
Mailbag: "Do you even check your own facts?":
Our checks of claims by Lamar Smith and Lawrence O'Donnell drew emails from readers. Let's sample the mailbag.
MSNBC host O'Donnell mostly wrong on GI Bill being called welfare:
In a much-aired advertisement, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell forcefully says critics called the GI Bill welfare. That’s not quite so.
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