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Palin and Biden's sons head to Iraq
The long and divisive war in Iraq is about to resonate with presidential candidates in a way not seen so far in the campaign: The sons of both vice-presidential nominees are assigned to go there soon.
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- Published: 23:28 September 6, 2008
Washington: The long and divisive war in Iraq is about to resonate with presidential candidates in a way not seen so far in the campaign: The sons of both vice-presidential nominees are assigned to go there soon.
Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin's eldest son, Track, private first class in the Army, will perform security duties for his brigade's top officers. Beau Biden, son of Democratic vice-presidential nominee Joe Biden, a captain in the Delaware National Gu-ard and will work as a military lawyer in Iraq.
This is not a first. Family members of candidates and presidents have served in the military during wartime.
President Johnson's son-in-law, Charles S. Robb, for instance, served as a Marine officer in Vietnam. Dwight Eisenhower was the last sitting president to have a son in a combat zone. John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower served during the Korean War. Theodore Roosevelt and his distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt each had four sons in the military during wartime.
Subpoenas
In Alaska, lawmakers will work to complete an ethics investigation into Palin's firing of a state official earlier than expected, weeks before election in November. State Senator Hollis French, who is overseeing the investigation, said the Legislature will subpoena witnesses.
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