News Researcher, Tampa Bay Times
Carolyn Edds is a news researcher for the Tampa Bay Times, formerly the St. Petersburg Times.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Carolyn Edds
"(George) LeMieux never requested a single earmark and pushed to ban them all."
"Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga."
Recent stories from Carolyn Edds
George LeMieux vs. Bill Nelson on earmarksIn a Web ad, former Republican U.S. Sen. George LeMieux attacks Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson over the issue of earmarks, and specifically ties Nelson to the infamous Bridge to Nowhere. The ad then claims LeMieux has never requested a single earmark. We check it out.
Even missionaries botch their factsThe latest scurrilous e-mail about Barack Obama has real-live authors, Christian missionaries in Africa, but they're no better with the truth than anonymous bloggers.
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