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Thursday, July 3, 2008 12:00 AM

The drilling myth that just won't die

Republicans keep arguing, falsely, that China is drilling for oil in Cuban waters.
Steve Benen

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  • Thursday, July 3, 2008 06:39 PM

    just a thought...

    Wouldn't it make sense to have a law making it a felony for a politician/public official to repeat statements in the media which have already been shown to be false? Granted, such a situation would result in (at least) 50% of our so-called leaders doing time. Maybe not such a bad idea after all...

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