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Rita G



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Gender: Female
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Age: 28
Sign: Aquarius

City: The Next Victim of Suburban Sprawl
State: Pennsylvania
Country: US
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October 8, 2008 - Wednesday 

Current mood:  hopeful
Category: News and Politics
So we heard a lot of back and forth last night during the second presidential debate in Nashville. Both candidates made accusations and trumped up their own plans for our country. But if you had no definite bias toward either candidate, who should you believe? What facts were true? Which statements were false or misleading?

The Annenburg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania has a project called the Annenburg Political Fact Check, that analyzes the candidates' statements and then gives us the facts. Check out what they discovered about last night's debate at FactCheck.org: FactChecking Debate No. 2 And if you've got a little time, check out all the site has to offer at FactCheck.org . I don't know about you, but in the sandstorm of these final days of the election, I think we could all use a little unbiased clarity.
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Wayne!

 
What?

No poetry?

That's ok . . .
of course the question could be, "Who is checking on the fact checkers?"

;)
 
Posted by Wayne! on October 8, 2008 - Wednesday - 10:15 PM
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Rita G

 
There's a lot of factchecking going on these days. NPR did their own debate check as well and it's on their website. Personally, I wouldn't trust anything with an obvious political or commercial bias. But I also think it's best to get your news from many various sources. It's hilarious how different sources can spin things in their own direction.
 
Posted by Rita G on October 9, 2008 - Thursday - 1:33 PM
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