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Guilt by Association

Despite decrying the practice of "guilt by association," John McCain has been using the tactic a lot on the campaign trail recently. The Fact Checker looks at his rhetoric.

Posted on May 1, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (88)

Bombs Away!

Macho alert! John McCain suggested changing the Beach Boys song "Barbara Ann" to "Bomb, bomb, Iran." But he is blasting Barack Obama for talking about bombing al Qaeda targets in Pakistan.

Posted on February 21, 2008 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (36)

The GOP debate in Florida

Bloopers from the GOP debate in Florida. The candidates avoided challenging each other's records directly, but still made a number of questionable statements.

Posted on January 25, 2008 at 12:20 PM ET | Comments (71)

'Bomb, Bomb, Bomb; Bomb, Bomb, Iran'

Some presidential candidates have claimed flatly on the campaign trail that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. But their assertions are undercut by the latest National Intelligence Estimate released yesterday.

Posted on December 4, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (43)

Thompson's Wars

Is Fred Thompson right that America has "shed more blood for other people's liberty" than any one else in history?

Posted on September 19, 2007 at 06:30 AM ET | Comments (95)

Bin Laden: Rumsfeld Responsible For Vietnam War

Osama Bin Laden gets a history lesson.

Posted on September 19, 2007 at 06:00 AM ET | Comments (6)

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