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The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Obama has increased troops in Afghanistan

Appearing on ABC News\’ This Week, retired Gen. Colin Powell answered questions about whether the U.S. had enough troops in Afghanistan.Host Jake Tapper reminded Powell of the military thinking that many call \”the Powell doctrine,\” the idea that military operations should have large enough troop deployments to achieve their objectives. Tapper described it first as \”overwhelming\” force, but Powell said it is better described as \”decisive\” force. Is the Obama administration \”adhering to the Powell doctrine?\” Tapper asked.Powell didn\’t give a yes or no answer, instead explaining, \”The president has added close to 68,000 … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Dale Peterson was in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, but there\’s more to the story

It\’s the \”it\” political ad so far this season. If you haven\’t yet seen the ad from tough-talking, cowboy-hat-wearing, rifle-toting Dale Peterson, who is running in the Republican primary to be Alabama\’s agriculture commissioner, you really should check it out. Immediately.Time\’s Dale Fletcher dubbed it \”the Best Campaign Ad Ever.\” On MSNBC, Chris Matthews said it \”may be the most all-out, all-American, hot dog, apple pie and I love my gun, US of A political ad ever made.\” A blog posting on the ad in the Los Angeles Times ran under the headline, \”We\’re … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Barely True | Dale Peterson was in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, but there\’s more to the story

It\’s the \”it\” political ad so far this season. If you haven\’t yet seen the ad from tough-talking, cowboy-hat-wearing, rifle-toting Dale Peterson, who is running in the Republican primary to be Alabama\’s agriculture commissioner, you really should check it out. Immediately.Time\’s Dale Fletcher dubbed it \”the Best Campaign Ad Ever.\” On MSNBC, Chris Matthews said it \”may be the most all-out, all-American, hot dog, apple pie and I love my gun, US of A political ad ever made.\” A blog posting on the ad in the Los Angeles Times ran under the headline, \”We\’re … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Lieberman says president can approve killing a U.S. citizen who affiliates with terrorists

On May 6, 2010, Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., joined three fellow lawmakers — two Republicans and one Democrat — to propose the Terrorist Expatriation Act, which would allow the United States to revoke the citizenship of an American citizen who affiliates with an officially designated foreign terrorist organization.In comments at a news conference — later aired on the May 9, 2010, edition of ABC\’s This Week — Lieberman cited a paradox to make the case for the bill. He cited news reports that President Barack Obama had authorized the assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American-born extremist Muslim cleric … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Will says Greece\’s economy is same size as Dallas-Fort Worth\’s

During the May 9, 2010 edition of ABC\’s This Week, commentator George Will sought to add some context to one of the previous week\’s biggest stories — the financial troubles in Greece, which prompted a bailout by its European neighbors that drew protests in Athens and shook financial markets across the world.This Week host Jake Tapper introduced the topic by asking Will, \”Why should the American people care about this?\”Will responded, \”Because it\’s an early heart attack that ought to alert us to the fact that we could have a bigger heart attack. Greece is not … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Reid claims O\’Connor had no previous judicial experience

In a recent Senate floor speech, Democratic Leader Harry Reid likened Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to another woman who sat on the court, Sandra Day O\’Connor.\”One of my favorite Supreme Court Justices in recent years has been Sandra Day O’Connor, not because she’s a Republican, but because she was a good judge. I think one reason she was a good judge is she had no judicial experience,\” Reid said on May 11, 2010.He pointed out that O\’Connor served in the Arizona state legislature, giving her a different perspective on legal matters.\”I think Solicitor … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Landrieu says Louisiana doesn\’t get \”one single penny\” from offshore drilling

In the wake of the BP oil leak disaster, offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has come under intense scrutiny. On May 11, 2010, as Congress held hearings on the incident, Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. — whose state has so far been most directly threatened by the slick — discussed the issue with MSNBC\’s Ed Schultz. Landrieu, who has often been an advocate for the energy industry in the Senate, told the liberal talk show host, \”I can promise you, no one\’s going to let the industry skid. We\’re going to make BP pay. And, I might say, … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Landrieu says the Deepwater Horizon well is leaking 7,000 barrels of oil each day and a half

In the wake of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, critics of offshore drilling are calling on lawmakers to rethink domestic energy policy.But Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat from Louisiana, says the industry has a good record. Oil production — a major industry in her home state — should not be shut down because of one accident, she argued in a May 4, 2010, interview on CNN.\”In the last 10 years we\’ve only had 7,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf… not counting hurricanes,\” she told host John King. \”This … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Schultz claims that Landrieu got $1.8 million in BP PAC and employee contributions

Newsflash: The oil and gas industry gives a lot of money to politicians.Among them is Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Louisiana Democrat whose state stands to be hardest hit by the thousands of barrels of oil gushing from BP\’s Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico.Here\’s what Ed Schultz, the liberal host of MSNBC\’s Ed Show, had to say about her share of the dough:\”Americans are getting a real education on what the color of oil is,\” Schultz said on the May 5, 2010, episode of his show. \”It\’s green. It\’s real green. It\’s … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Michael Savage says Kagan took money from Goldman Sachs just like her boss, Obama

Never once to mince words, radio talk show host Michael Savage offered a blistering assessment of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan on the conservative World Net Daily website.Savage said one of the knocks on Kagan is that she was paid by Goldman Sachs, the investment bank under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud related to its dealings in the subprime mortgage market.\”She took money from Goldman Sachs just like her boss, Obama,\” Savage wrote.According to a Judiciary Committee questionnaire Kagan filled out when she was tapped by President Barack … >> More