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The latest Truth-O-Meter items written by David DeCamp
Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."
Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
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"Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office."
Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday, August 28th, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
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"I won the majority of the Republican vote in both New Hampshire and South Carolina."
Republican John McCain on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.
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"The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."
Democrat Chris Dodd on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia
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Former business partner Robert Gay says: “The man who helped save my daughter was Mitt Romney.”
Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007 in
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The latest Truth-O-Meter items researched by David DeCamp
Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."
Democrat Joe Biden on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
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"Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office."
Democrat Barack Obama on Thursday, August 28th, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver
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"I won the majority of the Republican vote in both New Hampshire and South Carolina."
Republican John McCain on Thursday, January 24th, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.
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"The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."
Democrat Chris Dodd on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia
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“The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes.”
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 in Philadelphia
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Recent stories by David DeCamp
Not just for the richest anymore: Candidates pillory the alternative minimum tax, though not always with solutions in hand.
Clinton fails English exam - twice: Clinton overstates the implications of making English the official U.S. language.
Did the Pentagon move too slowly on safer trucks?: With roadside bombs claiming troops at an alarming rate, a general urgently requests an armored replacement of the Humvee. Two years later, the vehicles are arriving in droves, but the enemy is already prepared.
David DeCamp is a staff writer for the St. Petersburg Times. He has covered Florida and national politics since the 2000 presidential recount, as well as Super Bowls and military policy. He previously was the political writer for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville and the Ft. Wayne (Ind.) Journal Gazette.
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