Statements by Published opinion piece
National Right to Life Committee
True

Barack Obama voted against "born alive" legislation in Illinois that was "virtually identical to the federal law."

National Right to Life Committee on Monday, August 11th, 2008 in a published piece on their Web site >>Details


Palin
False

"If an Iranian woman shows too much hair in public, she risks being beaten or killed."

Sarah Palin on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 in the New York Sun >>Details


Morris
False

Hillary Clinton's international travels included "no serious diplomacy."

Dick Morris on Friday, March 21st, 2008 in an opinion article in the New York Post >>Details


Giuliani
Half-True

"The $2.3-billion budget deficit I inherited when I came into office became a $2.9-billion surplus."

Rudy Giuliani on Sunday, July 1st, 2007 in “Innovators in Action” magazine >>Details


Giuliani
True

“The Alternative Minimum Tax...was created by Congress in 1969 to affect 155 wealthy Americans. Because it was never indexed for inflation, those original 155 taxpayers has increased to affect about 3.5-million in 2006.”

Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 in a newspaper column >>Details


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