http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/arizona_republic This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Arizona Republic en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200801280008 Fox News and <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's claim that he originally voted against the Bush tax cuts because they were not paired with spending cuts. And in its endorsement of McCain, <em>The Arizona Republic</em> wrote that McCain "opposed the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 because they arrived with no commensurate spending cuts." But in a floor statement during the Senate debate on the 2001 tax cut bill, McCain did not mention the absence of offsetting spending cuts; rather, he stated, "I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us, at the expense of middle class Americans who most need tax relief." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801280008 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:35:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200609220002 In defending Sen. George Allen against a new television advertisement criticizing his 2003 vote on a Democratic amendment that would have increased National Guard funding for body armor, <em>The Arizona Republic</em> falsely suggested -- and the website FactCheck.org falsely asserted -- that Allen and his Republican colleagues have never voted against supplemental funding for body armor. http://mediamatters.org/items/200609220002 Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:26:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200609120003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200609120003 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:25:12 EST