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Herman Cain speaks as Mitt Romney listens during a GOP presidential debate at Dartmouth College.

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Herman Cain's 9-9-9 jobs plan at heart of GOP debate

By David Lightman and Steven Thomma | McClatchy Newspapers

Surging Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain came under fire for his 9-9-9 tax plan in a debate Tuesday night, as rivals sought to slow his sudden momentum into the top tier of contenders for the GOP nomination. » read more

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Newly released files cloud FBI's anthrax finding

By Stephen Engelberg, Greg Gordon, Jim Gilmore and Mike Wiser | ProPublica, McClatchy Newspapers and PBS' Frontline

In early 2002, federal agents who were hunting the anthrax killer were trying to winnow a suspect list that numbered in the hundreds. They knew only that they were looking for someone with access to the rare Ames strain of anthrax used in research labs around the world. Profilers said the perpetrator probably was an American with "an agenda." » read more

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Commentary: Not Reaganesque

Bud Kennedy: Rick Perry rode into this presidential race eight weeks ago looking like Ronald Reagan. Instead, he's turned into Cosmo Kramer. Not only is Perry no longer the marquee star, he's barely in the scene.

Special report: Chimp research

Chimpanzees at a federal primate facility are at the center of an impassioned debate between the National Institutes of Health and the animal-rights community.

Special report: Military Injustice

An ongoing McClatchy probe reveals troubling flaws in the nation's military justice system, from an error-ridden crime lab to botched death penalty cases and ethical conflicts.

Special report: Afghan contracts

The U.S. program to spend billions of dollars on Afghanistan's facilities is failing. Corruption, nepotism and mismanagement hobble the reconstruction.

Afghanistan and Pakistan

Read McClatchy coverage of Afghanistan and South Asia from correspondents in Kabul and Islamabad, as well as our national security team in Washington.

More on Camp Lejeune water

Scientists studying water contamination at Camp Lejeune have learned of another source of leaking fuel near a drinking well that served thousands of Marines and their families.

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McClatchy remembers 9/11

The mind struggles to recall a world before Sept. 11, 2001, the day that forever changed America. See our retrospective coverage and share your memories.

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McClatchy and WikiLeaks

McClatchy reporters are reviewing hundreds of thousands of documents provided by WikiLeaks, revealing insights on U.S. diplomacy around the world, the drug war, the Middle East, and the prison at Guantanamo (right), among other topics. Read our ongoing coverage here.

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