Howard Dean on the Passing of Tim Russert
Washington, DC - Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on the passing of NBC Meet the Press host Tim Russert:
“Today we lost one of the true giants of American journalism and a tremendous public servant.  Tim Russert will be remembered for many things.  A [...]

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Washington, DC - John McCain may be trying to sell himself as a “maverick” and a “straight talker” who will tell the truth no matter the consequences, but independent, non-partisan watchdog groups aren’t buying it. Since Senator McCain wrapped up his Party’s nomination, hardly a week has passed without at least one non-partisan fact checker [...]

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McCain Myth Buster:
John McCain and America’s Small Businesses

Today’s McCain Myth: John McCain would stand up for America’s small businesses.

Washington, DC - John McCain says he will stand up for America’s small businesses and that “[e]ntrepreneurs are at the heart of American innovation, growth and prosperity.” But in reality as president Senator McCain’s health care plan [...]

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McCain Vision of 2013?
Its Even Worse Than Bush’s 2009
McCain’s Health Care Plan Does Little to Help America’s Uninsured. McCain’s plan does not focus on “reducing the ranks of the uninsured,” of which there are about 47 million, or one in seven Americans. According to the New York Times, “The McCain campaign has no estimate of [...]

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For Immediate Release
May 15, 2008
Contact: Damien LaVera - 202-863-8148
Dean: McCain Speech Highlights Hypocritical, Flawed Agenda
Washington, DC - During his remarks in Ohio this morning, Senator John McCain outlined a fictional account of what he expects the American people to believe he will do as president. In reality, on each of the issues he addresses, Senator [...]

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Questions of the Day
March 26, 2008
1. McCain is promising a more collaborative approach to foreign policy.  If that is a core principle of McCain’s approach to foreign policy, and he prides himself on being a “maverick,” why didn’t he stand up to President Bush’s go-it-alone foreign policies when they were tarnishing America’s reputation and making [...]

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What are the real facts on the Bush Economy?  They’re not good.  According to a report by the Joint Economic Chair and Vice Chair, “During the last six years, the economy has performed in a lackluster fashion, without strong growth in output, investment, or employment. America’s working families have seen little or no improvement in [...]

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McCain tonight: The state of California and state of Arizona, we westerners care very much about our environment and we want to act.
McCain Voted Against Funding for National Parks.  In 1996, McCain voted against an amendment to the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution (SCR 57) which would have increased funding for national parks and sewer [...]

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McCain tonight: “I’m the only one that said that Rumsfeld had to go.*”
Not quite true, though. McCain actually refused to fight for Rumsfeld’s Resignation …
2004:  McCain Refused To Call For Secretary Rumsfeld’s Resignation. McCain would not call for Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation, saying that the President “can have the team that he wants around him.”  McCain [...]

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Romney Tonight: “But I’m not running on president bush’s record. President bush can talk about his record.” [CNN GOP Debate, 1/30/08]
The Other Mitt:

Romney Praised Bush Tax Cuts At RGA Speech. In a speech at the Republican Governors Association conference in Miami, Romney voiced his support for the Bush tax cuts. Romney said, “Our president … [...]

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Tonight’s Debate:
Q:  You side with the states, that means you side with Governor Schwarzenegger.
ROMNEY:   I side with the states making their own decision even if i don’t agree with the decisions they made.
The Other Mitt: Romney Said Republicans Should “Never … Embrace Ideas of Al Gore”
In a statement last month, [Romney] criticized Republicans for “embracing [...]

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McCain tonight: I know the situation in Iraq.
But McCain Has Never Had It Quite Right On Iraq. . .
2002, 2003: Winning In Iraq Would Be Easy.  In the run up to War with Iraq, McCain repeatedly emphasized that the conflict would be easy.  Speaking in September 2002 about the prospect of invading Iraq, McCain said [...]

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Romney Tonight: “My plan is this which is for those that have come here illegally and are here illegally today, no amnesty. Now how to people return home? Under the ideal setting in my view, you say to those who just came in recently, we’re going to send you back home immediately, just go back [...]

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From my friends at the DNC:
Today, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino provided the Administration’s latest excuse for not working with Congressional Democrats to break the spending impasse. The facts are clear: The President has now twice rejected the Democrats’ unified spending plan. Perino claimed the White House would begin negotiating with Democrats “once they [...]

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RHETORIC: FOR VOUCHERS, QUALITY SCHOOLS. They would like to be able to choose a private school, parochial school, a charter school, homeschooling for their children. Instead they have the government telling them their child has to  go to an inadequate school. [Debate 11/28/07]

REALITY: GIULIANI FLIP-FLOPPED ON VOUCHERS In May 1995, speaking to the United Federation [...]

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