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"This column first started on Sept. 19, 2007, as a feature during the 2008 presidential campaign. The Washington Post revived it as a permanent feature on Jan. 11, 2011. ...The purpose of this website ... is to 'truth squad' the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local."
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