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"The Fact Checker" by Michael Dobbs, GovWatch Archive, in the Washington Post


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GovWatch is edited by the Washington Post's Michael Dobbs.
Abortion
   Barack Obama: GovWatch: Obama's "present" votes were a requested strategy.
   John McCain: GovWatch: 1999: Don't force women to have illegal operations.
   Mitt Romney: GovWatch: 2002: "preserve & protect" right to choose.
Civil Rights
   Mitt Romney: GovWatch: 1994: Favored gays serving openly in military.
   Mitt Romney: GovWatch: Father supported MLK, but never marched with him.
Crime
   Barack Obama: GovWatch: No, more young black men in college than in prison.
Education
   Mike Gravel: GovWatch: Yes, Americans are getting fatter, but not dumber.
Energy & Oil
   John McCain: GovWatch: 2003: Ethanol doesn't increase energy independence.
Government Reform
   Mitt Romney: GovWatch: 1994: advocated spending limit on elections.
Gun Control
   Mitt Romney: GovWatch: 1994: did not "line up with the NRA".
Immigration
   Mitt Romney: GovWatch: 2005: Called comprehensive reform "reasonable".
Principles & Values
   John McCain: GovWatch: 2002: Religious Right are "agents of intolerance".
   John McCain: GovWatch: No, Constitution says we're not a Christian nation.
Tax Reform
   John McCain: GovWatch: 2001: against tax cut that went to rich.
   Ron Paul: GovWatch: Zero income tax reverts to 1990 budget, not 2000.
War & Peace
   Hillary Clinton: GovWatch: Withdrawal in 60 days has no timetable to finish.


The above quotations are from "The Fact Checker" by Michael Dobbs, GovWatch Archive, in the Washington Post.

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