Veterans
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Just words.
Just words. "For those who have fought under the flag of this nation -- for the young Veterans I meet when I visit Walter Reed; for those like John McCain who have endured physical torment in service... Full Article At Redstate
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Kerry Rips McCain For Relying On Swift Boat Vetr
Sen. John Kerry harshly criticized John McCain on Monday for using a member of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth in his efforts... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
G.I. Bill Becomes Law
President Bush today signed into law today the G.I. Bill, which will double college benefits for troops and Veterans, despite his earlier threats to veto the measure. The bill was attached to the $850 billion war supplemental that allocates and additional... Full Article At Time - Swampland
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Mary Lyon: The Sacred McCow
I guess this is proof, after a fashion, that the war has indeed followed us home. Some of our leading Veterans-turned-political-warriors, from John McCain to Wesley Clark and ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Joseph A. Palermo: John McCain and "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth"
In 2004, the Republican Party's "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth," acting as a surrogate for the George W. Bush reelection campaign, launched the sleaziest, most despicable... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Still Fighting Nam: Kerry Allies Urge McCain To Drop Swift Boat Surrogate
Despite pledges from both Barack Obama and John McCain to move this presidential campaign beyond the disagreements of past generations, the political world is still adjudicating Vietnam battles... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Boehlert: The New York Times rewrites its Swift Boat history
The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth remain hovering like unwanted guests over the current campaign cycle. Sen. John McCain, who four years ago criticized the ... Full Article At Altercation
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FactCheck.org: Tax Tally Trickery
Republicans claim Obama "voted 94 times for higher taxes." But their count is inflated and misleading.SummaryThe McCain campaign and the Republican National Committee both claim... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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"IT'S POLITICAL SPIN, IT'S NOT REAL AND IT DOESN'T EXIST".
Jon Soltz , who served in Iraq and is now the Chairman of VoteVets.org , has been a key voice on military and Veterans issues in the Democratic Party and a critic of the ... Full Article At The American Prospect - Tapped
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Jon Soltz: McCain Flips At Legit Question
I've been running VoteVets.org for a couple of years now. In 2006 and in 2008, we've endorsed a number of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for Congress. It's still a story that the press is largely interested in, and when they call me to... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
Obama Calls for Action on Economic Stimulus
Amy Chozick reports from Fargo, N.D., on the presidential race. In response to another dreary jobs report, Barack Obama urged Congress to pass a $50 billion stimulus package. “It turns out that our ... Full Article At Washington Wire (Wall Street Journal)
Pro-War Vet Group Helps McCain With Battleground State Ads
Sen. John McCain is getting battleground-state help this week from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans who will appear in a television commercial aimed at convincing the public that the United States is... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
McCain Visits Local Veterans Hospital Sunday
While spending the day off the stump at home in Phoenix, Arizona Sunday the presumptive GOP nominee and his wife stopped by for a 45-minute visit... Full Article At Time - The Page
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McCain goes to church, visits VA hospital (AP)
AP - Republican presidential hopeful John McCain attended church Sunday and later visited a Veterans Affairs hospital in his hometown.... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics
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Steve Young: Allowed To Fight For Our Freedom, But Not To Participate In It
How appropriate that on July 4th week, the Vets For Freedom, a supposed nonpartisan PAC that basically only supports Republican or Conservative candidates, is set to help ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
McCain goes to church, visits veteran's hospital
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain attended church Sunday and later visited a Veterans Affairs hospital in his hometown.... Full Article At USA Today - Politics/Elections 2008
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Veterans group plans ad campaign touting Iraq war (AP)
AP - Republican John McCain, who has made support for President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq the centerpiece of his presidential campaign, is getting from help from ... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics
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Veterans group plans ad campaign touting Iraq war
Washington (AP) - Republican John McCain, who has made support for President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq the centerpiece of his presidential... Full Article At AOL News - Election News
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Veterans group will aid McCain
Washington Republican John McCain, who has made support for President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq the centerpiece of his presidential... Full Article At Baltimore Sun - National
Memo To MoveOn: Tone It Down Or Move On
I don’t suffer fools gladly, so I kept MoveOn at arm’s length in 2004 and 2006, but after the General Betrayus ad controversy last year finally concluded that these trash talking and tone deaf so-called progressives are bound to do more harm than good as ... Full Article At The Moderate Voice