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Brian Howey: Enduring the Rev. Wright trials helps Obama to win - Elkhart Truth
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Obama ended the worst two weeks of his presidential run with a razor-thin loss to Hillary Clinton in Indiana. His salve came earlier in the... More
McCain, Obama Spar Over Veterans
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The McCain camp lashes out at Obama following afternoon speech: “It is absurd for Barack Obama to question John McCain's commitment to America's ... Full Article At Time - The Page
Obama Hits McCain Over Webb GI Bill
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Barack Obama is giving a speech right now on veterans' issues in West Virginia in which he hits ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Obama takes aim at McCain's position on veterans
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia (CNN) — Barack Obama became the latest Democrat to criticize presumptive ... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
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Obama, McCain spar over supporting the troops
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I’ve been obsessing over John McCain’s incoherent opposition to a modernized GI Bill for veterans, so I was especially pleased to see ... Full Article At The Carpetbagger Report
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Obama Hits McCain For Failing To Support Webb's GI Bill
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Barack Obama is giving a speech right now on veterans' issues in West Virginia in which he hits ... Full Article At The American Prospect Election Central
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Obama takes up cause of vets
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by James Oliphant CHARLESTON, W. Va--In his only scheduled appearance in West Virginia, Sen. Barack Obama Monday kept his remarks focused on a single theme: helping America's ... Full Article At The Swamp
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Obama: Talking about the troops? Or himself?
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by James Oliphant CHARLESTON, W.Va.-Here's an interesting passage from the speech Barack Obama gave today on helping America's veterans. Some of the most inspiring are those you meet at places... Full Article At The Swamp
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Clinton stumping for hope -- her own
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Obama dons flag pin in W.Va., champions veterans Wearing a flag lapel pin, Sen. Barack Obama emphasized his patriotism and support for a strong... Full Article At Baltimore Sun - National
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Opponents Lining Up Against Democrats’ Surtax Plan
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Sarah Lueck reports on Congress. Opposition is building to House Democrats’ proposal for a surtax on wealthy people to fund new veterans benefits. The proposal, part of a war-funding bill up for a House ... More
527s On the Fence
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WashPost essential reading: McCain, Obama work to reign in independent groups, with mixed success. ... Full Article At Time - The Page
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Senate blocks McCain-backed GI bill
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The Senate on Wednesday rejected an amendment supported by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to help veterans returning from Iraq get... Full Article At The Hill - Top News
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GOP Slips McCain’s GI Bill Alternative into Play on Senate Floor
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Senate Republicans triggered a legislative meltdown Tuesday when they surprised Majority Leader Harry Reid with a veterans' benefit amendment co-authored... Full Article At CQ Politics
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McCain and the Other Vietnam Veterans in the Senate
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Matt Bai's article on John McCain for this Sunday's New York Times was just released online. Among other things, Bai reports that there is a quietly held belief among some of the other Vietnam ... Full Article At The Politicker
Number Of Disabled Vets Up With Iraq, Afghan Wars
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WASHINGTON — Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to... More
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Dems derail McCain's college aid bill for vets - San Francisco Gate
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Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill by Sen. John McCain that would have increased college aid for military veterans because they said it didn... More
Iraq Veteran: Why Is McCain ‘Fighting To Kill’ ‘My One Hope And Dream,’ To Go To College After War?
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Today, nine members of Iraq Veterans Against the War testified before the Congressional Progressive Caucus about their experiences fighting in the ... Full Article At Think Progress
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U.S. House approves more veteran, jobless benefits (Reuters)
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Reuters - U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars would get expanded education benefits, while unemployment benefits for jobless Americans... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics
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Presidential candidates duel over veterans' benefits
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WASHINGTON — The "Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act" sounds like the kind of rally-round-the-flag plan that John McCain, ... Full Article At McClatchy - Election 2008
Obama, McCain Battle Over Vets -- And Why That's A Great Thing
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I've been obsessing over John McCain's incoherent opposition to a modernized GI Bill for veterans, so I was especially pleased to see Barack Obama, at a campaign stop in ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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