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Limbaugh Claims That Obama Thinks Libya Deaths Were “Not Optimal” For His Campaign

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 10/19/12 3:41 PM EDT

From the October 19 edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Rush Limbaugh Show:

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Previously:

“Not Optimal”: Conservative Media Use Incomplete Report To Smear Obama As Callous Toward American Deaths

Limbaugh On Obama: “A Cold Man,” “Arrogant,” “Uber-Calculating” -- “A Good Family Man, They Say”

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