Why politicians lie and why we want to believe them

Jun 2, 2012 12:18 AM

From Richard Nixon -- "I'm not a crook" -- to Bill Clinton -- "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" -- to Marion Barry -- "It's all made up... I don't know what happened" -- to John Edwards --"The story is false... It's completely untrue, ridiculous" -- American politicians have had a history of political deception, or at least stretching the truth.

Why politicians lie and why we want to believe them | CNN Politics

A showdown this week over claims of a conspiracy to conceal President Obama’s true birthplace was, at its core, an argument about lying.

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