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Ashwin Madia repeats Obama’s misleading math on Iraq

By Jeff Severns Guntzel | 10.15.08 | 4:15 pm

You’ve probably heard Barack Obama talk about the Iraqi government’s $79 billion surplus. Now Ashwin Madia is decrying the surplus in his latest commercial. On its face it’s a compelling argument: Why are we spending $10 billion a month…