Veterans
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Boxer v. Fiorina Debate
Time - Swampland &bull Yesterday
Senator Barbara Boxer and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who is challenging the California Democrat for her job, had their first debate last night. Fiorina, I thought, did surprisingly well but that may be due to my incredibly low expectations… Full Story »
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Michaels Allegretti and Grimm Clash Again Over Military History In NY-13
NYDN-Daily Politics &bull YesterdayThe situation remains ugly in NY-13, where primary rivals Michael Allegretti and Michael Grimm continue to spar over Grimm's service in the Marine Corps and the decorations he earned while serving. As you can see from the letter, which appears in… Full Story »
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Rick Scott names Jennifer Carroll as Running Mate
Politic 365 &bull Yesterday
Florida GOP Gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott has selected Jacksonville state Rep. Jennifer Carroll, the only black Republican state legislator, as his running mate. Carroll, a 51 year-old Trinidadian immigrant, is a 20 year navy veteran and was head of the… Full Story »
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Service & Sacrifice: Foreign Burials for East TN Soldiers
WBIR &bull Yesterday
Calvin "Jerry" Lyons is a retired Army Colonel and Vietnam veteran who spent the last several years searching for a way to honor and memorialize WWII veterans. After a trip to the D-Day Cemetery in Normandy Colonel Lyons decided to… Full Story »
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Golden Gate [X]press : BREAKING NEWS: Nancy Pelosi praises SF State, student veterans
xpress.sfsu.edu via @NewsForVets &bull YesterdaySpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) praised the post-9/11 GI Bill and SF State's role in serving veterans at the University's Seven Hills Conference Center this morning. It's great to be here at SF State and under your… Full Story »
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Simpson is right on agent orange
The Hill - Congress Blog &bull Yesterday
White House fiscal commission member Sen. Alan Simpson is drawing fire from veterans groups for objecting to the Obama administration decision to expand Agent Orange benefits to Vietnam vets. Simpson is right and the vets wrong. The Obama administration wants… Full Story »
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- Senate
- Veterans
- Barack Obama
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Federal government wastes millions on vacant, run-down buildings, including a pink monkey house
Examiner Politics Channel Articles &bull Yesterday
The Department of Veterans Affairs is spending millions annually on 314 run-down, vacant buildings, including a pink monkey house. Billions of stimulus dollars have been wasted on programs" highlighted by Citizens Against Government Waste, such as "$554,763 for new windows… Full Story »
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- Barack Obama
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Cutting veteran benefits is not the way to cut the deficit (Rep. John Hall)
The Hill - Congress Blog &bull Yesterday
This week Mr. Simpson blamed disabled veterans for adding to our nation's budget deficit. His comments came just days after a Veterans Administration announcement that it is expanding eligibility for disability compensation to veterans suffering from three diseases associated with… Full Story »
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New Agent Orange regulations for veterans announced in Thiells
LoHud &bull Yesterday
THIELLS - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has added three new diseases to the list of conditions considered to be associated with Agent Orange, a herbicide widely used during the Vietnam War that is believed to have caused severe… Full Story »
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Bulge veterans: 'Indisputable American heroes'
TheState.com - Breaking News &bull Yesterday
A larger than expected crowd of about 250 people gathered the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center today for a luncheon to honor veterans of the Battle of the Bulge during the national conference here. Syndicated columnist George Will told the crowd,… Full Story »
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- Veterans
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GORDON DUFF: 9/11 PLANNERS CONFESS ON NETWORK TELEVISION : Veterans Today
www.veteranstoday.com via @Rotivation &bull YesterdayHow can a nation like the United States be duped into two wars and total bankruptcy? It would be one thing if the "truth" about 9/11 was internet conspiracy theory. This isn't the case. It was all right there in… Full Story »
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Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Begin as Both Sides Lay Out Hopes, Expectations
Politics Daily &bull Yesterday
Joined by the generations, those who have gone before, and those who will follow," President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened formal peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians today. The imagery has certainly been impressive. Yesterday it was President Obama, flanked by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on one side, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the other striding purposefully, if not altogether confidently, into a working dinner. This morning, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took the lead, seated between the pair. An American flag with Israeli and Palestinian flags were behind her, the men nodded to… Full Story »
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Mideast peace veterans and handshake diplomacy
Reuters: Front Row Washington &bull YesterdayThat description is probably one thing everyone can agree on. The process to bring Israelis and Palestinians to a lasting peace agreement has been going on for decades and every U.S. president hopes he's the one who will finally achieve what those before him tried and failed.… Full Story »
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Troops Returning From Iraq: Thankful Thursday
www.roseofsharonjewelry.com via @slfullen &bull YesterdayWith the Iraq war "officially" ending, thousands of troops will be returning to their lives. Many will be looking for work, trying to rebuild relationships and seeking medical care. Thank you just won't be enough for the men and women… Full Story »
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Tony Blair interview: On the Iraq war, George W. Bush, his wife - Books, The Interview - Macleans.ca
www2.macleans.ca via @CFNewswire &bull YesterdayTony blair ranks high on the list of Britainas most successful prime ministers, having led his Labour Party to three consecutive majorities. But by the time he left office in 2007, after a decade in power and two major wars, he was also among the countryas most divisive. His new memoir, A… Full Story »
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Iraq War: The President & New Jerseyans Speak Out
Blue Jersey &bull Yesterday
The $1 trillion Iraq war has gone from early successes, to the chaos of civil war, to a surge, and now to the draw-down to 50,000 troops. After eight years there has been immense suffering and loss on the part… Full Story »
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VA releases new GI Bill rates
Navy Times &bull Yesterday
Post-9/11 GI Bill tuition and fee caps for the 2010-2011 have been released by the Veterans Affairs Department, providing key numbers that will allow the processing of payments to colleges and universities for students enrolled in the fall term. Full Story »
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Middle East peace talks - LIVE
Guardian Unlimited &bull Yesterday
Follow all the diplomatic activity as Israel and Palestine hold Middle East peace talks in Washington DC - live 10.33am: Now Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is speaking. "We have to get from disagreement to agreement, that's a big task," says Netanyahu,… Full Story »
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Kevin Mannix loses his sugar daddy and other observations
Blue Oregon &bull Yesterday
One of Oregon's most high-profile political alliances - between Republican activist Kevin Mannix and millionaire industrialist Loren Parks - has ended in a dispute over money. That has crippled the Oregon Anti-Crime Alliance, a group used by Mannix to crack down on criminals through legislation and ballot measures. Tara Lawrence, a… Full Story »
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Iraq war has 'ended' but word 'victory' is averted - People's Daily Online
english.people.com.cn via @francismata &bull YesterdayPresident Barack Obama formally announced that "American combat mission in Iraq has ended" in his Oval Office Address at the White House Tuesday or on the evening of August 31. President Obama focused on the topic of economy throughout his speech. He said it is good to both Iraq and the United States to end the war." We have spend over a trillion US dollars at war" (in the past few… Full Story »
