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John McCain gets tax-free disability pension: The disclosure of the Navy benefit for injuries incurred as a Vietnam POW may raise fitness questions.
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Last Edited | kal Apr 23, 2008 05:51am |
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Media | Newspaper - Los Angeles Times |
News Date | Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:50:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | Sen. John McCain has long said he is in robust health and is strong enough to hike the Grand Canyon, but he also is receiving what his staff Monday termed a "disability pension" from the Navy.
When McCain released his tax return for 2007 on Friday, he separately disclosed that he received a pension of $58,358 that was not listed as income on his return.
On Monday, McCain's staff identified the retirement benefit as a "disability pension" and said that McCain "was retired as disabled because of his limited body movements due to injuries as a POW."
McCain campaign strategist Mark Salter said Monday night that McCain was technically disabled. "Tortured for his country -- that is how he acquired his disability," Salter said.
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