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"Fact-checking the town hall debate We'll be checking the second presidential debate of 2012. This one is a town hall format, and it's happening in Hempstead, N.Y. Follow us on twitter @politifact for live updates throughout the night. We'll also be updating our site with fact-check reports as we finish them, so check back often. You can also email us ideas at truthometer@politifact.com To look up something during the debate, try our free app, Settle It! PolitiFact's Argument Ender. It's available "

"President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wasn't the first to call America-and Detroit, specifically-"The Arsenal of Democracy," but he popularized the phrase during his famous "fireside chats." And for once, political rhetoric didn't outstrip reality: During the 1940s, Detroit's factories went from manufacturing cars to building tanks, bombers, army trucks, ordnance-in short, arming U.S. forces for battle in World War II."

educational games built around science and social studies concepts, arranged into the following categories: peace games, war games, nation state/ politics games, environment games, climate change, energy games, and food games.

"The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Sources of data include the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and many other Federal agencies and private organizations."

Slavery in America The tragedy of slavery in America is an undeniably influential part of American history. These sites provide all the historic details, as well as a better understanding of how this practice affected (and continues to affect) the social and political fabric of the country.

"The early years of the United States, roughly 1800-1840, drastically shaped the political and social history of the country. Learn about major events in early United States history, such as the War of 1812, the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the rise of Jacksonian democracy."

"Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos In its first big policy shift since Facebook bought the photo-sharing site, Instagram claims the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification. Oh, and there's no way to opt out."

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