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I don’t generally report emails, but this post-election report from the Sciencedebate 2008 folks deserves wider attention.

Shawn Otto here.  Two weeks ago today, America woke up to a new era.  Before the election, I said we’d report to you on the successes and failures of this initiative that we have built together.  This has, for [...]

FactCheck.org has published two new reports and analyses on the presidential campaign – one for each Candidate.   Here are the summaries.  Please read the full reports on McCain and Obama for the full details.
Closing Arguments: McCain
McCain and Palin close their campaign with a new set of dubious character attacks.
Summary
In the final week, the McCain-Palin campaign [...]

Currently on the list are 41 newspapers that endorsed George W. Bush in 2004 that now are endorsing Obama and 4 newspapers that endorsed John Kerry and are now endorsing John McCain.

FactCheck.org: FactChecking Debate No. 3
Spin and hype were apparent, once again, at the third and final debate between McCain and Obama:

* McCain claimed the liberal group ACORN “is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history … maybe destroying the fabric of democracy.” In fact, a Republican prosecutor [...]

McCain linked to private group in Iran-Contra case and UN agency calls for rethink on biofuels