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Limbaugh claims Obama delayed sending troops to Afghanistan in “political calculation” “to pass his health care bill”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 11/11/09 2:34 PM EST

From the November 11 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

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Previously:

Abandoning earlier attacks, Fox now suggests Obama is “delay[ing]” Afghanistan decision to “push through health care reform”

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