Claim: Summary The newly established group People of Color United  began running a series of radio ads August 2 that challenges John Kerry's record on "helping and hiring Blacks." Some of the content is misleading. One ad blames Kerry for ensuring that jobless workers won't be eligible for an extra 13 weeks of unemployment benefits. It's true Kerry missed a crucial vote in which an extension of benefits fell just one vote short of Senate passage,
Fact-check: Radio Ads Accuse Kerry Of Not Helping Blacks - FactCheck.org
Verdict: summary the newly established group people of color united  began running a series of radio ads august 2 that challenges john kerry's record on "helping and hiring blacks." some of the content is misleading. one ad blames kerry for ensuring that jobless workers won't be eligible for an extra 13 weeks of unemployment benefits. it's true kerry missed a crucial vote in which an extension of benefits fell just one vote short of senate passage,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2004-08-18T08:00:00