Our Version of "Truth"

I tend to be skeptical of causes or organizations that include the word
"truth,"  as in href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Swift_Boat_Veterans_for_Truth">Swiftboat
Veterans for Truth.



But I suppose that if one side does it, the href="http://scienceblogs.com/worldsfair/2007/01/this_is_all_about_the_truth_a.php">other
can, too; so, here goes: "".


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