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Biden was responsible for "ending genocide in Bosnia."
Democrat Joe Biden on Thursday, December 27th, 2007 in a TV ad
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Says he has "the most impressive education record" of the Republican candidates.
Republican Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 in a debate in Des Moines, Iowa
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"Americans spend 100-million hours a year filling out these forms (FAFSA). That is the equivalent of 55,500 full-time jobs."
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday, October 11th, 2007 in Plymouth, N.H.
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The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship."
Democrat Bill Richardson on Thursday, October 11th, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.
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“We had a No Child Left Behind — a similar piece of legislation in our state a number of years ago, well before the federal law. And it’s had a big impact here. It’s improved schools.”
Republican Mitt Romney on Friday, September 14th, 2007 in an interview
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The latest Truth-O-Meter items researched by Jeffrey S. Solochek
Biden was responsible for "ending genocide in Bosnia."
Democrat Joe Biden on Thursday, December 27th, 2007 in a TV ad
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Says he has "the most impressive education record" of the Republican candidates.
Republican Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 in a debate in Des Moines, Iowa
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"Americans spend 100-million hours a year filling out these forms (FAFSA). That is the equivalent of 55,500 full-time jobs."
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday, October 11th, 2007 in Plymouth, N.H.
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The form students fill out to get college financial aid is "longer than the form to get U.S. citizenship."
Democrat Bill Richardson on Thursday, October 11th, 2007 in Manchester, N.H.
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“We had a No Child Left Behind — a similar piece of legislation in our state a number of years ago, well before the federal law. And it’s had a big impact here. It’s improved schools.”
Republican Mitt Romney on Friday, September 14th, 2007 in an interview
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Recent stories by Jeffrey S. Solochek
He didn’t stand in the way, but he didn’t always lead: The former Arkansas governor says he had the “most impressive” education record among the GOP pack. But open-ended superlatives are tough to prove, especially when you’ve got critics.
Frustration with forms: Candidates seek to scale back financial aid application.
Why Romney likes No Child Left Behind: School accountability works in Massachusetts, he reasons, so why not everywhere?
Unfair grades for rural schools: Courting rural voters, Edwards paints a (too) bleak picture of their schools as he pushes reforms.
Recent stories researched by Jeffrey S. Solochek
Goodbye, Joe: PolitiFact bids farewell to Joe Biden, the only two-time winner of our coveted "Pants on Fire!" rating.
He didn’t stand in the way, but he didn’t always lead: The former Arkansas governor says he had the “most impressive” education record among the GOP pack. But open-ended superlatives are tough to prove, especially when you’ve got critics.
Frustration with forms: Candidates seek to scale back financial aid application.
Why Romney likes No Child Left Behind: School accountability works in Massachusetts, he reasons, so why not everywhere?
Jeff Solochek is a reporter for the St. Petersburg Times.
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