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  1. @xpostfactoid1 @BarackObama and % of GDP is long been a standard gauge. i noted economy tanked. but this is an accurate comparison over time 7:41 AM May 25th via web in reply to xpostfactoid1
  2. @xpostfactoid1 @BarackObama the question is on his level of spending, so seems fairer to look at what he would do, rather than baseline. 7:39 AM May 25th via web in reply to xpostfactoid1
  3. @byersalex yep, but this is what obama would want to spend if congress simply said okay. the question is about Obama and spending. 7:38 AM May 25th via web in reply to byersalex
  4. @burrkitty #FactChecker I give two ways to look at 4 years of spending. But it is silly to claim a baseline as "actual spending" as well. 7:35 AM May 25th via web in reply to burrkitty
  5. @byersalex well, it's better than using a straightline baseline of current law. This is what he wants to do. 5:22 AM May 25th via web in reply to byersalex
  6. New #FactChecker : the facts about the growth of spending under @BarackObama wapo.st/KodPjL 5:15 AM May 25th via web
  7. @DougJBalloon thank you! 7:57 AM May 24th via web in reply to DougJBalloon
  8. New #FactChecker: The latest out-of-context hit on @MittRomney and Bain, via team @BarackObama. wapo.st/Mt07fF 5:39 AM May 24th via web
  9. @BuzzFeedAndrew I can't find '02 Wolpow interview in BG clips...was this not published? 12:29 PM May 23rd via web
  10. New #FactChecker : Tweet error by Team @BarackObama wapo.st/JHEz18 8:20 AM May 23rd via web
  11. New #FactChecker : The latest Crossroads GPS attack ad on @BarackObama wapo.st/LftfEL 5:12 AM May 23rd via web
  12. New #FactChecker : A missing fact in the suspension of sanctions against Burma. wapo.st/JO9OGo 3:32 AM May 22nd via web
  13. @DLeonhardt this is the standard approval rating for a SecState. I think Powell hit 80 percent. Comes with the job, seen as nonpartisan. 1:24 PM May 21st via web in reply to DLeonhardt
  14. New #FactChecker: Revisiting whether @BarackObama quoted @MittRomney out of context. wapo.st/LuwnCr 8:35 AM May 21st via web
  15. New #FactChecker : Obama's remarks on the worst job growth under GW Bush. Obama's record is not impressive either. wapo.st/JJIglD 5:06 AM May 21st via web
  16. @SnarkKnoller funny, but it sounds like biden was joking. he was knocking romney for taking credit for the auto turnaround. 6:04 AM May 18th via web in reply to SnarkKnoller
  17. New #FactChecker : Four Pinocchios for @MittRomney and his claim that 100k auto jobs have been lost on Obama's "watch" wapo.st/JBkt97 3:42 AM May 18th via web
  18. New #FactChecker : Has @BarackObama broken promises on taxes and health care, as Crossroads GPS claims? wapo.st/KaXEF5 5:05 AM May 17th via web
  19. New #FactChecker : Is @BarackObama losing young adults? wapo.st/K9Xmh6 10:06 AM May 16th via web
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