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Back to Sarah Palin, whose signature applause line goes: "I told Congress Thanks, but no thanks on that Bridge to Nowhere." CBS assigned Wyatt Andrews to perform a Reality Check on that claim while NBC gave the task to investigative correspondent Lisa Myers. Both gave the governor a thumbs down for her veracity. Myers stated that "she actually supported" the bridge while running for office and only turned against it after "Congress had already turned against the project." The $223m earmarked for the Span from Ketchikan was instead used on other highways. "The implication is that Gov Palin confronted a Congress recklessly wasting money. The record shows she wanted the bridge until the end--and kept the money," concluded Andrews.
Andrew Tyndall 9/10/08 7:42:44 pm

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