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On the border -- and sometimes over the line

On the border -- and sometimes over the line

By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2011
Is there a difference today between war and peace?

Is there a difference today between war and peace?

By Louis Jacobson • May 3, 2011
Medicare mailbag: mixed metaphor edition

Medicare mailbag: mixed metaphor edition

By Louis Jacobson • April 21, 2011
Checking the attack lines on Medicare

Checking the attack lines on Medicare

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 20, 2011
Keeping them honest on Tax Day

Keeping them honest on Tax Day

By Robert Farley • April 18, 2011
Fact-checking President Obama's speech on fiscal policy

Fact-checking President Obama's speech on fiscal policy

By Robert Farley • April 14, 2011
Did Obama, Gingrich flip-flop on Libya?

Did Obama, Gingrich flip-flop on Libya?

By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2011
Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control?

Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control?

By Louis Jacobson • March 29, 2011
GOP moving the needle on Pledge-O-Meter

GOP moving the needle on Pledge-O-Meter

By Robert Farley • March 28, 2011
Did Obama, Gingrich Flip-Flop on Libya?

Did Obama, Gingrich Flip-Flop on Libya?

By Louis Jacobson • March 25, 2011
Arab alliance against Gadhafi: How unusual?

Arab alliance against Gadhafi: How unusual?

By Louis Jacobson • March 22, 2011
Checking on the GOP's constitutional promise

Checking on the GOP's constitutional promise

By Abby Brownback • March 18, 2011
The Truth-O-Meter on Huckabee's claims about single mothers

The Truth-O-Meter on Huckabee's claims about single mothers

By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2011
Bachmann's $105 billion charge: Was the funding secret?

Bachmann's $105 billion charge: Was the funding secret?

By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 8, 2011
When should Supreme Court justices recuse themselves?

When should Supreme Court justices recuse themselves?

By Robert Farley • March 7, 2011
Chain e-mail on Gabrielle Giffords doesn't hold up

Chain e-mail on Gabrielle Giffords doesn't hold up

By Louis Jacobson • March 1, 2011
Let the budget battling begin

Let the budget battling begin

By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2011
Fact-checking Doonesbury

Fact-checking Doonesbury

By Bill Adair • February 14, 2011
Fact-checking CPAC

Fact-checking CPAC

By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2011
Maddow takes on Fox News over New Black Panther Party

Maddow takes on Fox News over New Black Panther Party

By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2011