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McCain's, Obama's tax plans would hike debt, study says

By Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers

John McCain's and Barack Obama's tax proposals would add trillions of dollars to the national debt, according to an authoritative analysis released Wednesday. » read more

Staff Sgt. Ramon Padilla of the 173rd Airborne, shown here with his daughter, Emily, 3, lost part of his left arm when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his unit's firebase Iraq.

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Staff Sgt. Ramon Padilla of the 173rd Airborne, shown here with his daughter, Emily, 3, lost part of his left arm when a rocket-propelled grenade struck his unit's firebase Iraq.

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The military counselor is in, and his name is Elmo

By David Goldstein | McClatchy Newspapers

The room was full of military families as Muppets sang new "Sesame Street" songs aimed at preschoolers with parents in faraway Iraq and Afghanistan. When Elmo, who speaks to that age group as only a 3 1/2-year-old furry red Muppet can, said sadly in his high-pitched voice, "Sometimes there are days when I miss my daddy," a child in the audience blurted out, "I miss my daddy, too!" » read more

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