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  Dept. of Child Exploitation

  Posted Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:03 AM | By Christopher Beam

  From Sarah Palin’s speech:

  I'm just one of many moms who will say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm's way. Our son, Track, is 19. And one week from tomorrow, September 11th, he'll deploy to Iraq with the Army infantry in the service of his country.
  
  My nephew, Casey (ph), also enlisted and serves on a carrier in the Persian Gulf.
  
  My family is so proud of both of them and of all the fine men and women serving the country in uniform.
  
  (APPLAUSE)
  

  From John McCain’s interview with Time last week:
  

  Q: A lot of people know about your service from your books, but most people don't know that you have two sons currently in the military. Can you describe what it means to have Jack and Jimmy in uniform?
  

  A: We don't discuss our sons.

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• Christopher Beam is a Slate political reporter.

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