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• AP: Pentagon opposes quicker Iraq drawdown
Military leaders told the AP that the closely held plan would send a small Marine contingent to Afghanistan in November. Those marines would replace one of two Marine units expected to head home then.
• Sons of both VP candidates headed to Iraq
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.
• Environmentalists can't corral Palin
In her 20 months as governor, Palin has questioned the conclusions of federal marine scientists who say the Cook Inlet beluga whale needs protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.
• Hanna set to soak U.S. East Coast
We have to be out by noon and that is what we are going to do," said Owens, a 56-year-old retired Marine. "I hope I can come back because either way I have to pay.
• Speakers for Thursday's GOP convention
Carol Mutter: The first woman to reach the rank of three-star general in the U.S. military, the retired Marine is a member of Indiana Veterans for McCain.