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Memo to the media: McCain's Al Qaeda-Iran gaffe not his first

March 18, 2008 6:47 pm ET

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SUMMARY: Some in the media have echoed the McCain campaign's assertion that he simply "misspoke" when he said at a March 18 press conference that Iranian operatives are "taking al-Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back." In fact, McCain made the misstatement twice during the press conference, and also made it the day before on Hugh Hewitt's radio show.

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