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WaPo: Cain offered faulty history of birth control in U.S., Planned Parenthood founder

By | 11.01.11 | 12:26 pm

The Washington Post’s resident ‘Fact Checker’ Glenn Kessler has accused Herman Cain of “spouting historical fiction” about the origins of birth control in the United States.

Rhetoric Around U.S. Chamber and Foreign Funding Reaches New Heights

By | 10.11.10 | 8:59 am

Mudslinging about undisclosed campaign donors and the potential for foreign interference reached a new pitch yesterday in an already surprisingly heated national debate about campaign finance.

President Obama, building off his comments from last week, again didn’t shy away from alluding to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and

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Immigration Advocates Call ‘Wise Latina’ Attack Dog Whistle Politics

By | 07.24.09 | 4:09 pm

During her four-day confirmation hearing, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was grilled for having said she would naturally be influenced by her ethnicity and gender, just as other judges would be influenced by theirs. Because she is Latina, however, the debate over whether personal More…

John McCain: Let Bygones Be Bygones

By | 04.27.09 | 9:05 am

On CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said he opposes prosecution of former Bush officials for torture, because even though the abuse of detainees violated the law and further endangered not only U.S. servicemen but the entire country, “We need to put this behind us,” More…