Fehrnstrom rebuts lack of war mentions in Romney RNC speech
Looking to rebut criticisms that Mitt Romney did not mention the
war in Afghanistan in his Thursday speech at the Republican
National Convention, top Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstrom said on
Sunday the candidate had already mentioned the war in a speech
before the American Legion the day before.   "The day before the
convention speech, Gov. Romney traveled to Indianapolis on
Wednesday and he gave a speech before the American Legion,"
Fehrnstrom said on CNN's "State of the Union." "He spoke to
Afghanistan in a big speech before the American Legion the night
before the convention speech."  Fehrnstrom asserted that Obama
had declined an invitation to address the organization.    Read
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