<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - fact-check</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/fact-check</link><description>Newsvine - fact-check</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:03:33 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 14:11:59 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>FACT CHECK: Flunking geography, history</title>
<description><![CDATA[Voters didn't always get the straight goods when President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made their case for foreign policy and national security leadership Monday night before their last super-sized audience of the campaign. A few of their detours into domestic issues were problematic too.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14628051-fact-check-flunking-geography-history</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14628051-fact-check-flunking-geography-history</guid><category>us</category><category>campaign</category><category>politics</category><category>presidential</category><category>check</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>fact</category><category>fact-check</category><category>republican-mitt-romney</category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:39:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1afac0c2-6d73-4d4c-a9dc-fe0dba6614eb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1afac0c2-6d73-4d4c-a9dc-fe0dba6614eb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney flashes a thumbs up to the audience after the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aa040794-e313-4ade-9f7e-3b88db898e49.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=aa040794-e313-4ade-9f7e-3b88db898e49.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama answer a question during the third presidential debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pool-Win McNamee) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=947c1d1c-9eae-4055-a362-c8981c9b2605.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=947c1d1c-9eae-4055-a362-c8981c9b2605.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican president candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama meet at the end of the last debate at Lynn University, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Boca Raton, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: Be your own fact-checker Tuesday night</title>
<description><![CDATA[There they go again. Or do they?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/15/14459053-fact-check-be-your-own-fact-checker-tuesday-night</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/15/14459053-fact-check-be-your-own-fact-checker-tuesday-night</guid><category>us</category><category>debate</category><category>politics</category><category>guide</category><category>check</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:07:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1327ed02-746a-44bd-a8ed-cc282883a964.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1327ed02-746a-44bd-a8ed-cc282883a964.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Hofstra Public Safety officer Ronald Nardo stands guard off the set of Tuesday's presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=65970663-8d94-4db6-8672-af9d5cce22ab.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=65970663-8d94-4db6-8672-af9d5cce22ab.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Workers sets up chairs off the set of Tuesday's presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c90523a5-b88c-4232-9422-eaa76feadaf4.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c90523a5-b88c-4232-9422-eaa76feadaf4.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 3, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama talk after the first presidential debate in Denver. There they go again. Or do they? When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debate Tuesday night, the fact-checking media will be watching for the erroneous claims that have popped up repeatedly in the campaign, as well as brand new ones. Here's how you can play fact-check Whac-A-Mole, too. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Correction: 2016: Obama's America-Fact Check story</title>
<description><![CDATA[In an Aug. 28 story about the film "2016: Obama's America," The Associated Press erroneously suggested the film did not address the increase in the national debt under President George W. Bush. The film includes an interview with economist David Walker, who does mention the increase in the debt under Bush.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13994601-correction-2016-obamas-america-fact-check-story</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/20/13994601-correction-2016-obamas-america-fact-check-story</guid><category>us</category><category>america</category><category>politics</category><category>associated-press</category><category>obama</category><category>fact-check</category><category>cvn</category><category>2016-obama-america</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:16:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: Obama and the phantom peace dividend</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama laid claim to a peace dividend that doesn't exist when he told the nation he wants to use money saved by ending wars to build highways, schools and bridges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Raum]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Raum]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/04/13668465-fact-check-obama-and-the-phantom-peace-dividend</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/04/13668465-fact-check-obama-and-the-phantom-peace-dividend</guid><category>us</category><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>check</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>democratic-national-convention</category><category>fact</category><category>joe-biden</category><category>fact-check</category><category>on-day</category><category>cvn</category><category>compromise-that</category><pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 03:35:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=14700688-fc74-4b3f-8f49-20f243cd5338.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=14700688-fc74-4b3f-8f49-20f243cd5338.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=efde6fd6-90eb-4e96-a4fe-d4e1fac255d7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=efde6fd6-90eb-4e96-a4fe-d4e1fac255d7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former President Bill Clinton looks up at the delegates before addressing the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f5fe737b-2842-4e88-8643-0048cd03e68d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="398" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f5fe737b-2842-4e88-8643-0048cd03e68d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama stands with former President Bill Clinton after Clinton's address to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. President Obama caps the convention Thursday, Sept. 6, with a prime time acceptance speech aimed at forcefully making his case for re-election: The economy is still weak but getting better, and America is absolutely better off than when he took office in perilous times. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=026dbae1-54be-45a5-b5ba-ebbbaeae22f6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="435" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=026dbae1-54be-45a5-b5ba-ebbbaeae22f6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="130" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Vice President Joe Biden speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8b96e3f5-335b-4c28-9896-ead8c64dbeae.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="492" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8b96e3f5-335b-4c28-9896-ead8c64dbeae.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="148" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Vice President Joe Biden addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6c9c80dd-4ec3-4f5c-9e2b-b381a881cc03.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="307" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6c9c80dd-4ec3-4f5c-9e2b-b381a881cc03.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="92" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Vice President Joe Biden speaks to delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64c7984c-3f21-4e6f-a60b-277ee12b96d6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="297" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64c7984c-3f21-4e6f-a60b-277ee12b96d6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2294a1dd-82fb-4588-bccf-fae4f7472fb6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="322" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2294a1dd-82fb-4588-bccf-fae4f7472fb6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="191" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: Is Obama like Ike on spending?</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama likes Ike.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cal Woodward]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cal Woodward]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11042276-fact-check-is-obama-like-ike-on-spending</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/05/11042276-fact-check-is-obama-like-ike-on-spending</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>check</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>eisenhower</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Thu, 5 Apr 2012 22:19:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: Obama pushes plans that flopped before</title>
<description><![CDATA[It was a wish list, not a to-do list.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10229160-fact-check-obama-pushes-plans-that-flopped-before</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/24/10229160-fact-check-obama-pushes-plans-that-flopped-before</guid><category>us</category><category>of</category><category>politics</category><category>union</category><category>check</category><category>fact</category><category>state-of</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:51:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8406f684-9b66-453a-9119-e0235094b1d5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8406f684-9b66-453a-9119-e0235094b1d5.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Listen in back are Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner, right. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: History flubs in Republican debate</title>
<description><![CDATA[Mitt Romney perpetuated one unsubstantiated claim, about his record at Bain Capital, and more or less corrected himself on another, about President Barack Obama's health care law, in the latest Republican presidential debate.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10195328-fact-check-history-flubs-in-republican-debate</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/19/10195328-fact-check-history-flubs-in-republican-debate</guid><category>us</category><category>debate</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>check</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>fact</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:42:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7d7ee314-966c-4d28-9c56-74a22d53ea0e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="244" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7d7ee314-966c-4d28-9c56-74a22d53ea0e.jpg" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gestures to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0d56caeb-d2a7-4749-8e39-638ad34c9407.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0d56caeb-d2a7-4749-8e39-638ad34c9407.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidates, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, participate in the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/6865f2b4-fd23-42f0-ac97-30f9897989a6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/6865f2b4-fd23-42f0-ac97-30f9897989a6.jpg" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is seen during a commercial break at the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4baa712c-e138-45e2-b3bd-e89fcfe5a1a0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="253" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4baa712c-e138-45e2-b3bd-e89fcfe5a1a0.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich stands with his wife Callista as they greet audience members at the end of the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d0b0ad15-a44b-42c3-be3d-04e05a21a261.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="411" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d0b0ad15-a44b-42c3-be3d-04e05a21a261.jpg" width="120" height="123" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich share a laugh during a commercial break at the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9c18d1e7-7190-410e-8e90-7373fec14e2c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="243" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9c18d1e7-7190-410e-8e90-7373fec14e2c.jpg" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidates, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, participate in the Republican presidential candidate debate at the North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, S.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: Gingrich flubs history in GOP debate</title>
<description><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich called rival Mitt Romney a "terrible historian" but flubbed his own history in Congress on Monday night when he claimed the nation ran four consecutive budget surpluses during his time as House speaker. Romney attacked Gingrich's financial links to Freddie Mac while ignoring his own.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/16/10170503-fact-check-gingrich-flubs-history-in-gop-debate</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/16/10170503-fact-check-gingrich-flubs-history-in-gop-debate</guid><category>us</category><category>freddie-mac</category><category>debate</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>check</category><category>fact</category><category>rick-santorum</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:23:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/100eec7c-5b21-476f-9de7-436f1d2fbd9e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/100eec7c-5b21-476f-9de7-436f1d2fbd9e.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People view the Republican presidential debate on a large video screen outside of the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0f69cad0-c80e-4e57-b5f3-56353c0009cc.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0f69cad0-c80e-4e57-b5f3-56353c0009cc.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidates, from left to right: Texas Gov. Rick Perry; former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, participate in the South Carolina Republican presidential candidate debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/cbae2ba0-3ddf-48be-b443-eda7b8424742.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/cbae2ba0-3ddf-48be-b443-eda7b8424742.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich participate in the South Carolina Republican presidential candidate debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/252c7234-1d6f-4dfe-bf00-4f6296dddc07.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/252c7234-1d6f-4dfe-bf00-4f6296dddc07.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidates, from left to right: Texas Gov. Rick Perry; former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, participate in the South Carolina Republican presidential candidate debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f3a30d18-a0c3-49d3-8b63-d2996c5dc5dd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="254" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f3a30d18-a0c3-49d3-8b63-d2996c5dc5dd.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidates, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, stands next to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich before a Republican Presidential debate Monday Jan. 23, 2012, at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: All's not well for 'King of Bain'</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's become a case of the unsubstantiated vs. the discredited.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/15/10161765-fact-check-alls-not-well-for-king-of-bain</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/15/10161765-fact-check-alls-not-well-for-king-of-bain</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>check</category><category>romney</category><category>bain</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:58:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a4b58205-ff91-40a0-ab64-a56081190fa4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="287" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a4b58205-ff91-40a0-ab64-a56081190fa4.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at American Legion Post 15 in Sumter, S.C., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/059bfa31-b8b4-4532-a4be-f7c135d08b63.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/059bfa31-b8b4-4532-a4be-f7c135d08b63.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at  American Legion Post 15 in Sumter, S.C., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f4259ed9-dc6e-48ac-8406-f6f5995b6dc0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f4259ed9-dc6e-48ac-8406-f6f5995b6dc0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich makes remarks during a campaign event at the Jones Memorial AME Zion Church, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e7893847-f925-4db9-a5dc-000629c3bb50.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e7893847-f925-4db9-a5dc-000629c3bb50.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich makes remarks during an event at Jones Memorial AME Zion Church, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: Promising gain without pain</title>
<description><![CDATA[Executing a classic Washington dodge, Newt Gingrich told Americans that Medicare and Medicaid could be kept solid merely by ending fraud in the system, a promise of gain without pain that ignores the aging population and other great forces pressing on the programs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/07/10041539-fact-check-promising-gain-without-pain</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/07/10041539-fact-check-promising-gain-without-pain</guid><category>us</category><category>debate</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>check</category><category>fact</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>ron-paul</category><category>fact-check</category><category>like-mitt-romney</category><pubDate>Sun, 8 Jan 2012 03:00:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e42861d7-30f3-4a8d-8552-2dc8e0d16272.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e42861d7-30f3-4a8d-8552-2dc8e0d16272.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich answers a question during a Republican presidential candidate debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ecab95c4-46c4-4ede-bcdc-31da2a3d2fb3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="253" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ecab95c4-46c4-4ede-bcdc-31da2a3d2fb3.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, answers a question as Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, left, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, right, listen during a Republican presidential candidate debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/68f2c829-4cba-46f0-887e-f2c6a5cc059b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="293" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/68f2c829-4cba-46f0-887e-f2c6a5cc059b.jpg" width="120" height="88" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, right, answers a question as Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, listens during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bd97354a-cbf0-4a62-8c4e-0bb3b8ecc76e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bd97354a-cbf0-4a62-8c4e-0bb3b8ecc76e.jpg" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, center, walks of the stage after a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas are seen in the background.  (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f86d428a-3a39-48d6-bc3d-2a740f474a60.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="310" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f86d428a-3a39-48d6-bc3d-2a740f474a60.jpg" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (L-R) laugh a the conclusion of a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/159b4ee0-e21d-4050-a4fc-53a776d764b4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/159b4ee0-e21d-4050-a4fc-53a776d764b4.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney reacts as he walks off the stage after a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/43956a19-9b77-45cc-9d7f-bd27f57895fb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="318" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/43956a19-9b77-45cc-9d7f-bd27f57895fb.jpg" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Texas Gov. Rick Perry answers a question as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich listens in the background during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: Gingrich off on his budget history</title>
<description><![CDATA[Newt Gingrich overlooked a couple of years of red ink when he asserted Thursday night that he balanced the budget for four years as House speaker. And in claiming sole credit for the achievement, he glossed over the fact that budgets are not a one-man show: There was a Democratic president in town, too.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/15/9480701-fact-check-gingrich-off-on-his-budget-history</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/15/9480701-fact-check-gingrich-off-on-his-budget-history</guid><category>us</category><category>debate</category><category>politics</category><category>republicans</category><category>check</category><category>fact</category><category>newt-gingrich</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:48:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: Bachmann bomblets raising eyebrows</title>
<description><![CDATA[Michele Bachmann's claim that she has "never gotten a penny" from a family farm that's been subsidized by the government is at odds with her financial disclosure statements. They show tens of thousands in personal income from the operation.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Calvin Woodward ]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/27/6958932-fact-check-bachmann-bomblets-raising-eyebrows</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/27/6958932-fact-check-bachmann-bomblets-raising-eyebrows</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>check</category><category>michele-bachmann</category><category>fact-check</category><category>bachmann</category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:59:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4ecfeb29-82e1-4657-a8e9-753f827f1cba.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="392" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4ecfeb29-82e1-4657-a8e9-753f827f1cba.jpg" width="120" height="118" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., blows a kiss to a supporter after her formal announcement to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa. Bachmann, who was born in Waterloo, will continue her announcement tour this week with stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f2d2a512-3e64-4b86-8c34-479d26c6f158.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f2d2a512-3e64-4b86-8c34-479d26c6f158.jpg" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., makes her formal announcement to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa. Bachmann, who was born in Waterloo, will continue her announcement tour this week with stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/4613a8ef-1a47-4b4d-a12e-67ce07e94a87.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/4613a8ef-1a47-4b4d-a12e-67ce07e94a87.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., waves to supporters before making her formal announcement to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa.  Bachmann, who was born in Waterloo, will continue her announcement tour this week with stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5e316413-735e-47dd-84bd-74738e6c4296.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5e316413-735e-47dd-84bd-74738e6c4296.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., greets supporters after her formal announcement to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa. Bachmann, who was born in Waterloo, will continue her announcement tour this week with stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a263e84a-be93-43a4-b335-2651a4f8e291.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a263e84a-be93-43a4-b335-2651a4f8e291.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., makes her formal announcement to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa. Bachmann, who was born in Waterloo, will continue her announcement tour this week with stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/21cb48b3-32da-41bb-96cd-4b80912cd0fa.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="243" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/21cb48b3-32da-41bb-96cd-4b80912cd0fa.jpg" width="120" height="253" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., greets supporters after her formal announcement to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa. Bachmann, who was born in Waterloo, will continue her announcement tour this week with stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP Rep. tangle over numbers</title>
<description><![CDATA[An irked President Barack Obama on Friday invited fact-checkers to judge his budget claims against those of a Republican congressman who challenged his fiscal stewardship.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Kunhnenn]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Kunhnenn]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/28/3820418-fact-check-obama-gop-rep-tangle-over-numbers</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/01/28/3820418-fact-check-obama-gop-rep-tangle-over-numbers</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>check</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>fact</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:12:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Clinton Fingerprints on Plagiarism Flap</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hillary Rodham Clinton says reporters, not her campaign, uncovered evidence of Democratic rival Barack Obama sharing speech lines with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/19/1312188-clinton-fingerprints-on-plagiarism-flap</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/02/19/1312188-clinton-fingerprints-on-plagiarism-flap</guid><category>democrats</category><category>politics</category><category>hillary-rodham-clinton</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>deval-patrick</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:21:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ad61e909-1ea4-4529-b719-c859e7afc06a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="457" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ad61e909-1ea4-4529-b719-c859e7afc06a.jpg" width="120" height="137" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., listens to Parma, Ohio, Mayor Dan DePiero during a campaign stop at Grace's Grill in Parma, Ohio, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fact Check on War Spending</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Bush and congressional Democrats are locked in a fight on Iraq spending, each struggling for the upper hand in public perception.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Flaherty]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anne Flaherty]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/03/1139098-fact-check-on-war-spending</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/03/1139098-fact-check-on-war-spending</guid><category>us</category><category>iraq</category><category>politics</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2007 21:45:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fact Check: Democrats and Insurance</title>
<description><![CDATA[Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama are in a tussle over whether the government should require everyone to carry health insurance.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/29/1131046-fact-check-democrats-and-insurance</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/29/1131046-fact-check-democrats-and-insurance</guid><category>clinton</category><category>politics</category><category>health-care</category><category>hillary-rodham-clinton</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:53:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/05667f2c-c8f2-43e9-a66c-5a93e35b9b5c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="308" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/05667f2c-c8f2-43e9-a66c-5a93e35b9b5c.jpg" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens to a voter's remarks at the Littleton Community center, Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in Littleton, N.H. &quot;We don't need somebody who can play the game better. We need somebody to put an end to the game plan,&quot; Obama said Monday, portraying his relatively modest experience in Washington as an asset.  (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/56e3d447-9e16-4e4d-8853-932e8efae861.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/56e3d447-9e16-4e4d-8853-932e8efae861.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks about health care issues Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fact Check: Giuliani and Immigration</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rudy Giuliani, under fire for protecting illegal immigrants as mayor, insists that New York was not a refuge for people in the U.S. illegally.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Libby Quaid]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Libby Quaid]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/29/1130847-fact-check-giuliani-and-immigration</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/29/1130847-fact-check-giuliani-and-immigration</guid><category>new-york</category><category>immigration</category><category>giuliani</category><category>politics</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:11:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7a91fa71-cc96-4c33-a6fc-f1e41f90241e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="233" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7a91fa71-cc96-4c33-a6fc-f1e41f90241e.jpg" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential hopefuls, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speak simultaneously while discussing immigration during the CNN/You Tube debate in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007.  (AP Photo/ Chris O'Meara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3e35995f-099f-4c1d-bd11-17c454761686.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="253" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3e35995f-099f-4c1d-bd11-17c454761686.jpg" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential hopeful, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, left, makes a point as Republican presidential hopeful, former Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., listens, during the CNN/You Tube debate in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fact Check: Romney and the Crime Issue</title>
<description><![CDATA[As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney issued no pardons, limited lobbying by would-be judges and sought to create a judicial nominating process based solely on merit.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve LeBlanc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Steve LeBlanc]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/28/1126823-fact-check-romney-and-the-crime-issue</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/28/1126823-fact-check-romney-and-the-crime-issue</guid><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>romney</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:13:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/76683f11-ba4f-45f5-9bce-03e0611b91a2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/76683f11-ba4f-45f5-9bce-03e0611b91a2.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, speaks to employees at All Children's Hospital Tuesday morning, Nov. 27, 2007, in St. Petersburg,  Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/39a9030a-eca1-4925-a321-de4525aa88ba.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/39a9030a-eca1-4925-a321-de4525aa88ba.jpg" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, smiles after autographing a copy of his book during a visit to All Children's Hospital Tuesday morning, Nov. 27, 2007, in St. Petersburg, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fact Check: Giuliani's Cancer Stats</title>
<description><![CDATA[No one argues that Rudy Giuliani was diagnosed with prostate cancer, underwent treatment and survived. Yet there is a dispute about the statistics he quotes about his chances of survival.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Libby Quaid]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Libby Quaid]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/02/1069414-fact-check-giulianis-cancer-stats</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/11/02/1069414-fact-check-giulianis-cancer-stats</guid><category>cancer</category><category>giuliani</category><category>politics</category><category>rudy-giuliani</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Nov 2007 21:17:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/65d6eee7-36bf-4345-bf72-5b0622e8fffb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="496" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/65d6eee7-36bf-4345-bf72-5b0622e8fffb.jpg" width="120" height="149" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential hopeful, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, campaigns in Dixville Notch, N.H., Friday, Nov. 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Robert f. Bukaty)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dispute Could Result in SCHIP Cuts</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nearly two dozen states may have to trim the number of families covered under a children's health program in coming months if Democratic lawmakers and the Bush administration don't reach an agreement on how much money to set aside for the program.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Freking]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kevin Freking]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/16/1029431-dispute-could-result-in-schip-cuts</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/16/1029431-dispute-could-result-in-schip-cuts</guid><category>health</category><category>politics</category><category>children-health</category><category>fact-check</category><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:35:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Clinton Claims Credit for Child Program</title>
<description><![CDATA[When she talks about health care reform on the campaign trail, Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton points to a multibillion-dollar health insurance program for children as one of her signature accomplishments.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/05/1005215-clinton-claims-credit-for-child-program</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/05/1005215-clinton-claims-credit-for-child-program</guid><category>clinton</category><category>politics</category><category>fact-check</category><category>democrat-hillary-rodham-clinton</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:48:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9fe48d95-fdd9-40ec-95a1-47cebe8c50c0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="511" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9fe48d95-fdd9-40ec-95a1-47cebe8c50c0.jpg" width="120" height="153" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks about the health insurance program during a campaign stop, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jerry Lai)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/575ef486-22f4-42ec-9bc9-cc0888dde49a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="343" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/575ef486-22f4-42ec-9bc9-cc0888dde49a.jpg" width="120" height="103" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y. greets supporters at Exeter Hospital in Exeter, N.H. during a campaign event where she called for health care for every child in America in this May 11, 2007 file photo.  When she talks about health care reform on the campaign trail, Clinton points to a multibillion-dollar health insurance program for children as one of her signature accomplishments.   (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fact Check: Obama on Afghanistan</title>
<description><![CDATA[Democrat Barack Obama said it, the Republican Party pointed out in a screaming headline Tuesday that highlighted the presidential candidate's comments on Afghanistan and the killing of civilians.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nedra Pickler]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nedra Pickler]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/14/896589-fact-check-obama-on-afghanistan</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/08/14/896589-fact-check-obama-on-afghanistan</guid><category>afghanistan</category><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>check</category><category>obama</category><category>fact-check</category><category>democrat-barack-obama</category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:20:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/5fe98b59-43ec-4344-bb70-75fb90e33c1a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/5fe98b59-43ec-4344-bb70-75fb90e33c1a.jpg" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen Barack Obama, D-Il., listens to citizens' concerns during a campaign stop in Hanover, N.H., Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/202fff89-935e-4f82-81f6-37aede1e6650.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/202fff89-935e-4f82-81f6-37aede1e6650.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama speaks to supporters in Nashua, N.H., Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs">nul</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>