The latest Truth-O-Meter items written by Wes Allison

The United States is "seeing greater income inequality now than any time since the 1920s."
Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 in Democratic debate in Philadephia
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If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.
Republican John McCain on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 in a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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"One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests."
Republican John McCain on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland
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"Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression."
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Monday, November 19th, 2007 in Knoxville, Iowa
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"Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000."
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 in New York, N.Y.
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The latest Truth-O-Meter items researched by Wes Allison

If the U.S. stops adding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, it "will lessen worldwide demand for oil" and reduce prices.
Republican John McCain on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 in a speech in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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"One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests."
Republican John McCain on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland
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"Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression."
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Monday, November 19th, 2007 in Knoxville, Iowa
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"Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000."
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 in New York, N.Y.
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"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."

Republican Mike Huckabee on Sunday, November 18th, 2007 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday
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