The Rubin file:
Richard Rubin
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Richard Rubin
McCain supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.
McCain "said no to higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars."
McCain "still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work."
As a state senator in Illinois, Obama made sure women got equal pay for equal work.
"Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act ... the rate of domestic violence went down dramatically."
Obama wants to increase the size of government by 23 percent.
Spending increases, not tax cuts, are the major cause of the federal budget deficit.
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