Fact Check: Obama on Education Reform

A Face the State Staff Report

May 30, 2008

Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama's Wednesday visit to Thorton's Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts, a public option school, has been met with great fanfare. While his speech may have inspired many, how solid were his facts and how specific were his policy recommendations?

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Udall took Abramoff-related donations; shift on legislation questioned

A Face the State Staff Report

April 17, 2008

A Face The State Fact Check has revealed that U.S. Senate candidate and Rep. Mark Udall, D-Eldorado Springs, accepted campaign contributions from jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff – contributions that correspond to Udall’s change in position on Internet gambling legislation.

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FTS Fact Check: The Patronizing Pursuit of Peter Groff

A Face the State Staff Report

January 15, 2008

To many in the media, the only thing that matters about the new president of the Colorado Senate is his race.

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Rocky Misses Mark on Coverage of Political “Watchdog Group” in Lakewood

A Face the State Staff Report

November 1, 2007

A report carried in the Oct. 31 Rocky Mountain News recently labeled a group as a "watchdog," but mounting evidence shows that in fact the organization has consistently and repeatedly become involved in elections in order to advance a partisan agenda. Most recently, the group has involved itself in a hotly contested Lakewood city council here.

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