All statements by Barack Obama
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Barely True
"I argued for years that we need to move from a 'Musharraf policy' to a 'Pakistan policy.' "

Barack Obama on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 in in a speech in Orlando, Fla. >>Details


Obama
Half-True
McCain's attacks on Obama are 'not true,' 'false,' 'baloney,' according to media outlets.

Barack Obama on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details


Obama
True
"John McCain's top foreign policy adviser lobbied for... the Republic of Georgia, and McCain has mirrored the position advocated by the government."

Barack Obama on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 in a statement by Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan >>Details


Obama
True
McCain has switched to Obama's position on more troops to Afghanistan.

Barack Obama on Saturday, July 19th, 2008 in an e-mail from Obama spokesman Bill Burton to reporters >>Details


Obama
Mostly true
"Ronald Reagan met with Gorbachev; Kennedy met with Khruschev; and Nixon met with Mao — and these were folks who have done horrendous damage not only to their own countries but to other countries."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 in an interview on Fox News' America’s Election HQ >>Details


Obama
True
John McCain "has not led on nonproliferation issues when he had the chance in the Senate."

Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 in a statement by campaign spokesman Bill Burton >>Details


Obama
Half-True
"Hillary Clinton supported NAFTA and permanent China trade. Pennsylvania lost thousands of jobs."

Barack Obama on Thursday, April 17th, 2008 in a mailer to Pennsylvania voters >>Details


Obama
Mostly true
Hillary Clinton agrees with John McCain "by voting to give George Bush the benefit of the doubt on Iran."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 in Denver >>Details


Obama
Barely True
Hillary Clinton "agrees with (John McCain) in embracing the Bush-Cheney policy of not talking to leaders we don't like."

Barack Obama on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 in Denver >>Details


Obama
False
"I know that Hillary on occasion has said — just last year said this (NAFTA) was a boon to the economy."

Barack Obama on Monday, January 21st, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. >>Details


Obama
Half-True
Obama spokesman Bill Burton says Clinton gave Bush "a blank check on a critical foreign policy issue."

Barack Obama on Sunday, October 21st, 2007 in >>Details


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