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John McCain on Tuesday went from adopting Barack Obama’s policy for more U.S. troops in Afghanistan to calling for more NATO troops and then suggesting that there should be an increase of both types, notes Josh Marshall. Mark Halperin shows what’s wrong with news judgment inside the beltway by using McCain’s talking point about a new “surge” in Afghanistan to describe McCain’s position, which is just like Obama’s, Marshall writes.

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