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You can expect presidential candidates to make a lot of claims during the CBS News Republican debate in South Carolina Saturday night, but some just might not be true. Reporters are supposed to make sure of their facts as a matter of course, but this campaign has seen a growing army of political fact checkers who are expected to explain how they checked what candidates say.Five things to watch for in the CBS Republican debateThe winter of 2016 may well be remembered for a blizzard, but not of snow. Squalls of spin have socked voters across the land, reports CBS News Mark Albert. It s been a flurry of promises and pledges, broadsides and bombast -- all delivered with the gusto of a nor easter.The gale-force one-liners can be nauseating as presidential candidates try to cajole and convince voters. So how do you know what s true and what s not Like a lighthouse in the storm, Glenn Kessler tries to cut through the fog of facts as the columnist for The Washington Post s Fact Checker. Business these days is better than ever, he said. Kessler and colleague Michelle Lee assign one to four Pinocchios, usi stanley cup ng the beloved children s c stanley cup haracter whose nose grew when he didn t tell the truth. But Kessler doesn t type the L-word. I never use the word lie. I can t get into a politician s head, Kessler stanley cups said.But he has chastised politicians with other words: false, dubious, statistical mendacity, debunk, no evidence, deeply flawed, Tuvq Kerry VP Vetting Underway
Matt Stroshane/Getty Images Sarah Palin has declined the keynote speaker slot at next weekend s Conservative Political garrafinhas stanley Action Conference, the yearly confab fo copo stanley r conservative activists that also doubles as something of a cattle call for GOP presidential contenders. Palin has now skipped the conference four straight years, a rarity for a prominent Republican politician. Among those attending this year are Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty, Michele Bachmann, John Thune, Haley Barbour and Mitch McConnell. David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union which runs CPAC , said in a statement released to CBS News that Palin expressed interest in wanting to come this year but had a scheduling issue. We re disa stanley cup ppointed she couldn t make it this year, Keene added. Palin s decision to skip the event comes amid a mini-revolt against it by social conservatives, who are sitting out due to the involvement of a gay conservative group called GOProud. Among those who are skipping the event are the Family Research Council, the Heritage Foundation, Concerned Women for America and Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, a hero of the Tea Party movement. Palin will have something of a presence at the event, however, and she has not commented on the presence of GOProud. Her political action committee, SarahPAC, is reportedly sponsoring a Presidential Diamond Reception on Thursday, February 10, |
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