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Huckabee Calls for Anti-Pakistani Fence

Rivals pounce on GOP hopeful's goofs

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 29, 2007 6:46 AM CST

(Newser) – Mike Huckabee's foreign affairs knowledge is under scrutiny after the GOP hopeful made several factual errors in talking about Pakistan, and tried to use the assassination of Benazir Bhutto to highlight the need for a fence along the Mexican border, the New York Times reports.... Read full story »

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