The Humburg file:
Connie Humburg
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Computer Assisted Reporting Specialist, Tampa Bay Times
Connie Humburg is the computer assisted reporting specialist at the Tampa Bay Times, formerly the St. Petersburg Times.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Connie Humburg
"His true name is Barak Hussein Muhammed Obama."
"Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga."
Obama spent "40 percent of the PAC money, 43 percent to be exact, on Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina politicians."
"(Obama) did accept donations from lobbyists and PACs and he spent money in this campaign from that, through his political action committee."
Recent stories from Connie Humburg
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.
President Clinton again on attackFormer President Bill Clinton claims Sen. Barack Obama "said one thing and did another" by accepting lobbyist money.
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