FACT SHEET: Clinton. Obama. Their bills.
We compare the legislative accomplishments of the Democratic candidates.
By Adriel Bettelheim :: Published on Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 06:01 p.m.
Take a look at Clinton's travels
In eight years as first lady, Sen. Clinton visited 82 countries. We catalog each trip on an interactive map.
By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 05:52 p.m.
President Clinton again on attack
Former President Bill Clinton claims Sen. Barack Obama "said one thing and did another" by accepting lobbyist money.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Thursday, March 27th, 2008 at 06:09 p.m.
100 years of latitude
It's all over the news that Sen. Barack Obama claims Sen. John McCain will let the war in Iraq go on for 100 years. Obama is taking liberties with what McCain said, as we told you weeks ago.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 at 06:29 p.m.
Trip details trip Clinton
Video footage shows meet-and-greet but no snipers on First Lady's 1996 Bosnia trip
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 at 05:46 p.m.
Chain e-mail fudges tax numbers
A chain e-mail on taxes makes a lot of points, not all of them right.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, March 24th, 2008 at 07:16 p.m.
Keystone attacks
The Pennsylvania primary is six weeks away, but the charges have been flying fast and furiously. We check the facts on some claims.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 at 06:45 p.m.
Ready for the 3 a.m. call?
Clinton says she's skilled at foreign affairs because of her work as first lady on Northern Ireland, China and Kosovo. We check the facts to see what she did.
By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, March 10th, 2008 at 06:40 p.m.
Obama's 20 years of experience
We examine Barack Obama's resume and find 20 years of public service work.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Friday, March 7th, 2008 at 12:31 p.m.
Campaign finance: Deal or no deal?
Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama are engaged in a battle on the validity of a March 2007 agreement to accept public financing — and its $84.1-million limit — for the general election.
By Amy Hollyfield :: Published on Monday, March 3rd, 2008 at 07:55 p.m.
Spend-O-Meter vs. Truth-O-Meter, Part II
In November, the Republican National Committee oversimplified the cost of Sen. Hillary Clinton's policy proposals. Now, the RNC does a similarly overstated assessment of Sen. Barack Obama's plans.
By Adriel Bettelheim, Ryan Kelly :: Published on Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 06:41 p.m.
Mistakes on the lake
In the Cleveland showdown between the Democrats, Obama and Clinton get fast and loose with the facts. We find Clinton is right about Obama's committee work but is wrong that he wants to bomb Pakistan.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 at 06:36 p.m.
Unpacking the home mortgage plans
Sen. Hillary Clinton has promoted her plan to address the foreclosure crisis with various freezes, but she sometimes leaves crucial details out of her public comments. Sen. Barack Obama, meanwhile, takes aim at the inflated rhetoric and misses.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 06:06 p.m.
Obama bashes Clinton on NAFTA
Barack Obama charges Hillary Clinton with flip-flopping on NAFTA. He repeats a false detail, while getting the big picture right.
By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Monday, February 25th, 2008 at 06:40 p.m.
FACT SHEET: Clinton. Obama. Votes.
The top Democrats offer competing visions of leadership, but their voting records are nearly identical.
By Adriel Bettelheim :: Published on Monday, February 25th, 2008 at 10:26 a.m.
Texas Two-Step
The Democratic debate in Austin was a polite affair. But we found plenty of facts to check.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at 03:00 p.m.
Adding up Clinton's 35-year claim
The New York senator often boasts of 35 years in politics. We do the math and find one of her claims is way off, but that her general point about political experience is largely accurate.
By Bill Adair :: Published on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 at 03:49 p.m.
Clinton's not-so-radical past
A chain e-mail says Clinton sympathized with the Black Panthers and interned for a law firm run by a Communist. The source? An article by Clinton adviser-turned-foe Dick Morris.
By Robert Farley :: Published on Friday, February 15th, 2008 at 06:04 p.m.
Obama's "present" tension
When he was in the Illinois state senate, Barack Obama sometimes voted to block bills without formally opposing them, which has raised questions of political expedience.
By Adriel Bettelheim :: Published on Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 at 04:47 p.m.
When presidents play politics
Bill Clinton inaccurately defends his own statements from the campaign trail, while George W. Bush takes a questionable shot at Barack Obama.
By Angie Drobnic Holan :: Published on Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 04:56 p.m.
