Fact checking the CNN and Tea Party Express debate in Tampa

Washington Post | Sep. 13, 2011 (Fact Check)

(Reuters) The Republican presidential debate in Tampa, Fla., co-hosted by CNN and the Tea Party Express, was feisty and provocative, with many of the candidates relying once again on bogus “facts” that we have previously identified as faulty or misleadin Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Tea Party, Rick Perry, Presidential Election 2012
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Sep 12, 2011 - 10:45 PM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Sep 13, 2011 - 11:37 PM PDT

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