- Participants: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
- With regards to whether she voted for the Iraq War Hillary said she "warned at the time it was not authority for a preemptive war."
- The legislation was called Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq.
- During the debate Hillary Clinton said "20,000 National Guard and Reserve members in California who have access to health care because I teamed up with Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina to get that done."
- According to ABC News this figure is inflated that "all National Guardsmen and women, and reservists have health insurance while on duty and for a short time afterward. "
- Hillary Clinton and Lindsey Graham's legislation "gives these soldiers the opportunity to purchase health insurance called TriCare when not on active duty."
- Also from ABC News A more accurate number would not be to cite every one of the 20,000 members of the California National Guard and Reserves, but the 20 percent who actually benefit from the program, more like 4,000."
- Barack Obama overstated his support from first time voters in Iowa saying that ""In Iowa, about 60 percent of those new voters voted for me."
- ABC News says"About 60 percent of those voting in Iowa were first-time caucus goers and around 40 percent of them voted for Obama. " The New York Times reports slightly different results showing 43% as first time with 26% going to Obama.
Source:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Vote2008/Story?id=4224759&page=2
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