Democrats' health care bill: Job killer or job creator?
We sort through the numbers and find conflicting evidence when it comes to jobs.
By Catharine Richert :: Published on Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 06:49 p.m.
Speed-reading the health care reform bill?
Rep. Michele Bachmann says three days isn't enough to read the big health care bill. We ask experts how long a typical person would take to read the 1,000 pages.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 at 06:46 p.m.
Playing the blame game on torture
We examine claims by Newt Gingrich and Nancy Pelosi on the controversy over torture.
By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 05:20 p.m.
Chain e-mails are back — and they're still wrong
Get ready to hit the Delete key. Chain e-mails are making a resurgence and landing in your inbox. We check two of them and find they're Pants on Fire wrong.
By Bill Adair, Alexander Lane :: Published on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 at 04:27 p.m.
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