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Rick Santorum Is Not a Veteran

Armed Services

Despite what this ad might lead you to believe.

Rick Santorum's latest campaign ad bills him as the candidate with "the best chance to beat Obama." Perhaps he's right. A new survey from Public Policy Polling shows Santorum with a better chance against Obama than Romney, though the president is still leading both. Santorum, the ad says, is "a full-spectrum conservative ... Rock solid on values issues; a favorite of the Tea Party for fighting corruption and taxpayer abuse; more foreign-policy credentials than any other candidate." Oh, and he "served eight years on Armed Services." Talking Points Memo points out for those not hip to Santorum's history: Though this makes it seem as if he's a veteran, he is not. He served on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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