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Activists march in opposition to Obama’s troop surge decision

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President Obama will officially announce tonight he is sending some 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. Anti-war activists in Wisconsin are countering his decision by launching a four-day “peace surge.” Kirk Carapezza reports…

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