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		<title>Women Veterans Task Force Draft Plan Released</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/16/women-veterans-task-force-draft-plan-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veterans for Common Sense Supporter here is your chance to weigh in on female veteran&#8217;s issues. Don&#8217;t let it pass you by. Below is the official VA notice complete with instructions. VA Seeks Public Comment on Strategies &#160; WASHINGTON – &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/16/women-veterans-task-force-draft-plan-released/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clinic in Afghanistan is first stop for US troops recovering from brain trauma</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/15/clinic-in-afghanistan-is-first-stop-for-us-troops-recovering-from-brain-trauma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By JEREMY SCHWARTZ Austin American-Statesman Published: May 14, 2012 Chart showing average number of amputations and traumatic brain injuries, per month, suffered by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan wars, 2003-2011. AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Map of Afghanistan locating Bagram Air Base, just &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/15/clinic-in-afghanistan-is-first-stop-for-us-troops-recovering-from-brain-trauma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Military Looks To Redefine PTSD, Without Stigma</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/15/military-looks-to-redefine-ptsd-without-stigma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Veterans Articles & News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From NPR  by LARRY ABRAMSON May 14, 2012 The military and the Department of Veterans Affairs say they want more veterans and service members to get appropriate treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. That&#8217;s why they&#8217;re tweaking the way &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/15/military-looks-to-redefine-ptsd-without-stigma/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soldiers death in Afghanistan ruled a suicide</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/15/soldiers-death-in-afghanistan-ruled-a-suicide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[APPLETON WI — A 25-year-old Appleton soldier who died last year in Afghanistan committed suicide, said the U.S. Army agency that investigated the death. The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, based in Quantico, Va., concluded this spring that Garrick Eppinger Jr. &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/15/soldiers-death-in-afghanistan-ruled-a-suicide/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>THE IMPEDIMENTS STANDING IN THE WAY OF TIMELY DELIVERY OF BENEFITS</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/14/the-impediments-standing-in-the-way-of-timely-delivery-of-benefits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[VCS Lawsuit Against VA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editorial Prepared by Gordon Erspammer JD lead Attorney for VCS-VUFT vs Eric K. Shinseki I frequently am asked the fundamental question of why the benefit and health care delivery systems for veterans administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs are &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/14/the-impediments-standing-in-the-way-of-timely-delivery-of-benefits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Oakland Veterans Affairs&#8217; Office Mishandled Claims, Inspector General Finds</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/14/oakland-veterans-affairs-office-mishandled-claims-inspector-general-finds/</link>
		<comments>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/14/oakland-veterans-affairs-office-mishandled-claims-inspector-general-finds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://veteransforcommonsense.org/?p=2069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Aaron Glantz Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs&#8217; Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating disability claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to free mental health care, &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/14/oakland-veterans-affairs-office-mishandled-claims-inspector-general-finds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>USA Today Editorial: Veterans are not dollar signs in uniform</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/14/usa-today-editorial-veterans-are-not-dollar-signs-in-uniform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://veteransforcommonsense.org/?p=2066</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 1944 GI bill helped catapult a generation of veterans into the middle class and beyond, financing the education of three future Supreme Court justices, three presidents and thousands of doctors and scientists while democratizing many of the nation&#8217;s leading universities. &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/14/usa-today-editorial-veterans-are-not-dollar-signs-in-uniform/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted:Veterans and military to stand against for-profit schools and their abuses.</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/11/wantedveterans-and-military-to-stand-against-for-profit-schools-and-their-abuses/</link>
		<comments>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/11/wantedveterans-and-military-to-stand-against-for-profit-schools-and-their-abuses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The for-profit education industry faces mounting criticism for its practice of targeting student veterans to take advantage of GI Bill funds. You might know that on April 27, President Obama took a stand against these abuses with an Executive Order &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/11/wantedveterans-and-military-to-stand-against-for-profit-schools-and-their-abuses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A welcome-home gift for veterans: Jobs</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/11/a-welcome-home-gift-for-veterans-jobs-2/</link>
		<comments>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/11/a-welcome-home-gift-for-veterans-jobs-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Opinions   By Mike Mullen and Steven A. Cohen, Published: May 6 Adm. Mike Mullen served from 2007 to 2011 as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Steven A. Cohen is founder of S.A.C. Capital Advisors. They are co-chairs of the Robin &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/11/a-welcome-home-gift-for-veterans-jobs-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers question VA&#8217;s plans to hire more staff</title>
		<link>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/11/lawmakers-question-vas-plans-to-hire-more-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/11/lawmakers-question-vas-plans-to-hire-more-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By KEVIN FREKING &#124; Associated Press – Tue, May 8, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress expressed doubts Tuesday on plans by the Department of Veterans Affairs&#8217; to hire 1,900 additional workers to improve access to mental health care. Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House committee &#8230; <a href="http://veteransforcommonsense.org/2012/05/11/lawmakers-question-vas-plans-to-hire-more-staff/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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