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Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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White House report backs Obama push for tax on millionaires

Lesley Clark and Kevin G. Hall | McClatchy Newspapers

Going on the offensive as the presidential campaign heats up, the White House released a report late Monday that champions legislation to force the wealthiest Americans to pay a greater percentage of their income in taxes. » read more

Smuggler in Pakistan

Tom Hussain / MCT

A smuggler looks down from a donkey trail used to smuggle guns into Karachi, Pakistan, March 20, 2012.

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Weapons smugglers thrive in chaos of western Pakistan

Tom Hussain | McClatchy Newspapers

The P226, a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol made by the weapons manufacturer SIG Sauer, is a favorite of law enforcement agencies and militaries worldwide, from the FBI and Navy SEALs to NATO troops in Afghanistan and police departments across the United States. » read more

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McClatchy found errors and embellishments in the Marine Corps' Medal of Honor nomination for Dakota Meyer, whose deeds have been retold in a book and numerous news reports.

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.

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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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