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Blog Entries by Marty Kaplan from 09/2010

In Politics, Two Negatives Don't Make a Positive

| Posted 09.13.2010 | Politics
Read More: Barack Obama Taxes, John Boehner, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Obama Boehner, Politics News

The loser in the lead-up to November is any political figure who believes that Americans truly are sick and tired of negative campaigning and bitter partisanship, which is what Americans always say, but which usually results in winning elections.

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The Scary Staleness of Truth Telling

| Posted 09.27.2010 | Media
Read More: Npr, Politifact, Fact Check, Chris Van Hollen, Pledge to America, Mike Pence, Fact Checking, Linda Wertheimer, Media News

NPR's Linda Wertheimer recently discussed a decision that political reporters have to make: How many times can you (politely) say that Candidate X lied today, when Candidate X lies every day, and so do Candidates A through Z?

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