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	<title><![CDATA[Fact Checking the Fact Checkers: The Washington Post Gets its Pinocchios Dead Wrong on Biden, Palin and Health Care]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gene-sperling/fact-checking-the-fact-ch_b_131848.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>As a policy wonk who has long been involved in presidential campaigns, I greatly appreciate the role that independent fact checkers play in keeping all the candidates on the facts and keeping the debate focused on the issues. In general, you can count me as a fan of the work that Michael Dobbs and the <em>Washington Post</em> do with their already famous "Pinocchio" rating. But their awarding of two "Pinocchios" -- for "significant omissions or exaggerations" -- <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/03/AR2008100300032.html">to Joe...</a></p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-11-03T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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