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The title of world's greatest dad this year should go to a mild-mannered New Jersey man - David Goldman - whose love, courage, kindness and amazing tenacity touch the heart of everyone he has met or who has heard of his long struggle to rescue his son from a child kidnapper in Brazil. This will be the fifth year the father has been separated from his son

Despite some recent encouraging signs in the Brazilian federal courts, the sad fact is that in Rio de Janeiro, a man who is not 9-year-old Sean Goldman's father continues to retain Mr. Goldman's son illegally. The Goldman child abduction case begs an immediate, simple and durable remedy: Bring Sean home to his father and to his real home in New Jersey. End the kidnapping without excuse or further delay.