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On Hardball, Cillizza falsely claimed "most" Dem candidates said "our kids don't go to" public schools

August 10, 2007 6:32 pm ET

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SUMMARY: Washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza asserted that during a debate for Democratic presidential candidates, "Democrats were asked, 'Are your kids in public schools?' Well, most of them said, 'Yes, we believe very strongly in public schools. But no, our kids don't go to them.' " In fact, three of the candidates said their children currently attend or did attend public schools, two said their children attended both public and private schools, and two said their children currently attend or did attend private schools.

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