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Schumer-linked PAC latest instance of Democrats relying on dark money while claiming to oppose it.. A new dark money group that has been blanketing swing state airwaves with ads supporting vulnerable Democratic senators has taken steps to conceal its ties to Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer’s (D., N.Y.) super PAC, according to a Washington Free Beacon review of tax records. The 501(c)4 nonprofit group, Duty and Honor, has invested heavily in swing states this election cycle on ads casting vulnerable Democratic senators as bipartisan champions of border security. The group invested $2.4 million in Ohio in May on an ad...

WILDOMAR, Calif. - In a letter to a local newspaper, Army Sgt. Nathan Bouchard explained why he was fighting in Iraq. "You ask, 'Why, why are we in the Middle East? Why don't we leave Saddam alone? Why do we even get involved?' It is because somebody has to," read Bouchard's letter, which was published in April 2003 in the Riverside Press-Enterprise. "Problems do not go away just by closing your eyes or turning your back or burying your head in the sand," Bouchard said. "This freedom we have was not free." He was raised in Wildomar, about 80 miles...

CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) - Celestino Gonzales rarely sees all four of his sons sitting together for a meal because they're often deployed around the globe, following a strong family tradition of military service that spans three generations. "We don't need a draft, but we do need to have volunteers," said retired Sgt. Maj. Celestino Gonzales of Clovis. "This is the time to stand up and serve your country. This is the time to lead." Gonzales, 67, is the father of Lt. Col. Nick Gonzales, Capts. Alex and Daniel Gonzales, and Spc. Victor Gonzales. He proudly describes his sons' exploits and...