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Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: February 14

PANTS ON FIRE

Were Republicans telling the truth when they claimed there is historical precedent for Obama not nominating a Supreme Court replacement?

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By Jon Greenberg and Linda Qiu

Republicans say President Barack Obama should let his successor pick the replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

To do so, they say, follows convention.

In an interview on Meet the Press, Texas Sen.

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