Claim: Summary Republicans aimed more distorted attacks at Democrat Francine Busby in the June 6 special House election to fill the seat vacated by convicted GOP congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, who resigned after pleading guilty to accepting bribes. A National Republican Congressional Committee ad misleads viewers by saying Busby "could bring back the death tax," when in fact she has publicly supported permanent repeal of the federal estate tax for years, a fact known to Republican opposition researchers.
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Verdict: summary republicans aimed more distorted attacks at democrat francine busby in the june 6 special house election to fill the seat vacated by convicted gop congressman randy "duke" cunningham, who resigned after pleading guilty to accepting bribes. a national republican congressional committee ad misleads viewers by saying busby "could bring back the death tax," when in fact she has publicly supported permanent repeal of the federal estate tax for years, a fact known to republican opposition researchers.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
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Date published: 2006-05-17T08:00:00