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> http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Dem_Rep._Palin_lied_about_visiting_0914.html
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> (snip)
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> A spokesperson for the Republican vice presidential nominee confirmed on
> Saturday that Gov. Palin had never visited troops in Iraq, a claim that
> aides had repeatedly made, CNN reported.
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> Officials initially said McCain's running mate had traveled to military
> installations in Kuwait and Germany as well as visiting Iraq and Ireland.
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> In a modification of those claims, the campaign admitted that she had
> never
> crossed the Kuwait/Iraq border and only stopped in Ireland for refueling
> on
> the way home.
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> Palin received her first passport last year to make the trip to Kuwait,
> which was also her first and only time outside North America.
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> (snip)