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Politics

December 28, 2010

We’re Still at War: Photo of the Day for December 28, 2010

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Santa Claus, with an assist from one of his “elves,” rappels from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to greet children of the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons at Kadena, Japan, Dec. 17, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lakisha Croley