Yearly Archives: 2004

Poll: Half of young Americans believe President Bush wants to reinstate the draft

Posted on October 9, 2004 by Team VCS

Poll: Half of young Americans believe President Bush wants to reinstate the draft Friday, October 8, 2004 WASHINGTON (AP) — In spite of denials by the Bush administration, half of young Americans believe President Bush wants to reinstate the military … Continue reading →

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Terror Fears Only Card Bush Has To Play

Posted on October 9, 2004 by Team VCS

Terror Fears Only Card Bush Has To Play Cheney Still Bluffing On Iraq, 9/11 Connection Someday, President George W. Bush may have to explain why he really went to war against Iraq. But you won’t hear it with his re-election … Continue reading →

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Army’s Ability to Attract African-American Soldiers Plummets

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Team VCS

Army’s Ability to Attract African-American Soldiers Plummets By CHRISTOPHER COOPER Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNALOctober 7, 2004; Page B1 The U.S. Army’s ability to attract African-American soldiers has plummeted recently, a trend that threatens to place further strains … Continue reading →

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Large Veterans’ Organizations Speak Out on Major Issues

Posted on October 7, 2004 by Team VCS

Large Veterans’ Organizations Speak Out on Major Issues   On Veterans’ Health Care Funding in FY 2004:  “Veterans are condemning House Republicans’ failure to deliver a $3.2 billion boost for the Veterans Affairs Department that would have shrunk the agency’s … Continue reading →

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To Torture or Not?

Posted on October 5, 2004 by Team VCS

Chris Hondros / Getty Images To Torture or Not?President Bush backs ‘rendering’ suspects—then backs offA U.S. detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba   Oct. 5 – President Bush today distanced himself from his administration’s quiet effort to push through a law … Continue reading →

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Connecting the Dots on Voter Registration and Turn Out

Posted on October 5, 2004 by Team VCS

Millions Blocked from Voting in Electionby Alan Elsner, ReutersWednesday 22 September 2004http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/NewsArticle.cfm?ID=2052Millions of U.S. citizens, including a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal barriers, faulty procedures or … Continue reading →

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Purple Heart Recipient Receives Homecoming

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Team VCS

Purple Heart Recipient Receives Homecoming Lance Corporal Vigil Suffered Shrapnel Wounds SAN JOSE, Calif. — A San Jose Marine has returned from Iraq and his family threw him a big welcome home party Sunday. Lance Corporal Leonard Vigil, a Purple Heart … Continue reading →

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Arlington West shows tragedy of Iraq war

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Team VCS

Arlington West shows tragedy of Iraq war SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Every Sunday morning at 8, a squad of volunteers fans out across a section of beach next to the famous Santa Monica Pier. In the shadow of the Ferris … Continue reading →

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Influx of Wounded Strains VA

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Team VCS

Influx of Wounded Strains VA Claims Backlog Besets Returning U.S. Troops By Josh WhiteWashington Post Staff WriterSunday, October 3, 2004; Page A01 Thousands of U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering … Continue reading →

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Sons killed in Iraq; mothers turn political

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Team VCS

Sons killed in Iraq; mothers turn political Tracy and Vacaville women do TV ads to help defeat Bush WASHINGTON – Nadia McCaffrey lost a son and gained a cause, a woefully uneven trade that nonetheless thrust the Tracy resident into … Continue reading →

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