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Books by and about 2012 presidential nominees
Do Not Ask What Good We Do
about Rep. Paul Ryan (2012)
The Path to Prosperity
by Rep. Paul Ryan (2012)
Ten Letters
about Pres. Barack Obama (2011)
A Life of Trial and Redemption
about V.P. Joe Biden (2010)
No Apology
by Gov. Mitt Romney (2010)
Young Guns
by Rep. Paul Ryan et al (2010)
The Path to Prosperity
by Rep. Paul Ryan (2012)
Promises to Keep
by Vice Pres. Joe Biden (2007)
The Audacity of Hope
by Pres. Barack Obama (2006)
Turnaround
by Gov. Mitt Romney (2004)
Dreams from My Father
by Pres. Barack Obama (1996)
Book Reviews

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Fact-checking on the presidential candidate campaign promises


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 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Budget & Economy
    Paul Ryan: FactCheck: S&P downgraded U.S. due to Congress, not Obama.
    Ted Cruz: FactCheck: Yes, gross federal debt now exceeds GDP.
    George Allen: FactCheck: Vvoted against the Alaskan Bridge to Nowhere.
    Jon Bruning: FactCheck: Doubled AG budget included inflation & new duties.
    Jon Bruning: FactCheck: Praised stimulus spending only for police.
Corporations
    Republican Party: FactCheck: Obama didn't say "you didn't build that".
Education
    Tim Kaine: FactCheck: Cut college funding & led to 30% tuition increase.
Energy & Oil
    Richard Mourdock: FactCheck: No, ethanol additive lowers gasoline price.
    Barack Obama: FactCheck: Oil dependence low; but gas prices highest ever.
    Barack Obama: FactCheck: Promised for 3 years to end oil industry subsidy.
Free Trade
    Josh Mandel: FactCheck: Brown voted against China trade & moving jobs.
    Sherrod Brown: One of Senate's most ardent critics of foreign trade.
    Josh Mandel: Criticizes opponent for helping move jobs to China.
    Barack Obama: FactCheck: Chinese tire import ban replaced by other imports.
Government Reform
    Jamie Radtke: FactCheck: Yes, George Allen voted for 52,000 earmarks.
Health Care
    Barack Obama: FactCheck: ObamaCare covers only 1/2 of 30 million uninsured.
Immigration
    Barack Obama: FactCheck: Fewer border crossings mostly due to economy.
Jobs
    Barack Obama: FactCheck: Jobs increasing, but still lower than in 2008.
    Ron Paul: FactCheck: Feds paid for 8M WWII vets to attend college.
Principles & Values
    Democratic Party: FactCheck: "God" removed from DNC platform.
    Marco Rubio: FactCheck: 24 of "100 Ideas" now law; 10 partially enacted.
Tax Reform
    Chris Christie: FactCheck: NJ taxes raised 115 times? Only if fees count too.
War & Peace
    Barack Obama: FactCheck: Taliban may control countryside after US leaves.
Welfare & Poverty
    Rick Santorum: FactCheck: Obama waived workfare? No, he leaves it to states.
    Newt Gingrich: FactCheck: Poverty rate has fallen under War on Poverty.


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