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FACT CHECK: After big health law ruling, some suspect claims in the court of public opinion
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- In promoting the health care law, President Barack Obama is repeating his persistent and unsubstantiated assurance that Americans who like their health insurance can simply keep it. Republican rival Mitt Romney says quite the opposite, but his doomsday scenario is a stretch. • After the Supreme Court upheld the law last week, Obama stepped forward to tell Americans what good will come from it. Romney was quick to lay out the harm. But some of the evidence they gave to the court of public opinion was suspect. • A look at their claims and how they compare with the facts: • ___ • OBAMA: "If you're one of the more than 250 million Americans who already have health insurance, you will keep your health insurance. This law will only make it more secure and more affordable." • ___
Return of the old school: Mexicans elect party that ruled country for 71 years back to office
• MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The party that ruled Mexico with an iron grip for most of the last century has sailed back into power, promising a government that will be modern, responsible and open to criticism. • Though Institutional Revolutionary Party candidate Enrique Pena Nieto's margin (Continued on page 20)
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