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Ohio Update: More than 90,000 Votes Discarded due to Punchcard Failure
Election critics protest at Statehouse By JOHN McCARTHY The Associated Press 12/4/2004, 3:55 p.m. ET COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Melissa Hedden, a key John Kerry supporter in her community, has been busy with charitable work since the election. So she … Continue reading
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Ohio: Official Foot-Dragging Prevents Full Count of Votes Before Electoral College Meets
Slow-Rolling Democracy in Ohio George W. Bush’s political allies appear to be slow-rolling a requested recount in Ohio, leaving so little time that even if widespread voting fraud is discovered, the finding will come too late to derail Bush’s second … Continue reading
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The way our country treats returning soldiers is a national shame
The way our country treats returning soldiers is a national shame Supporters of our invasion of Iraq cheerlead from their armchairs for the women and men of our military. Some folks send packages of goodies and letters to soldiers and … Continue reading
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U.S. Government Plans to Use Evidence Obtained Using Torture
Evidence From Torture Is Usable, U.S. Asserts Tribunals reviewing detention of foreigners as enemy combatants are free to rely on results from such tactics, an official tells court. From Associated PressDecember 3, 2004 WASHINGTON — U.S. military panels reviewing the … Continue reading
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Veterans Organization Questions Gonzales Nomination
Attn: Charles Sheehan-Miles 11/30/04 Source: Veterans for Common Sense Contact: Charles Sheehan-Miles, Executive Director 202-558-4553, charles@veteransforcommonsense.org Veterans Organization Questions Gonzales Nomination; Stance on Geneva Conventions put U.S. troops at risk. A non-partisan veterans’ organization focused … Continue reading
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Grim Total: 135 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq During November; Tie for Deadliest Month
U.S. Toll In Iraq Equals Grim MarkNov. 30, 2004 Fueled by fierce fighting in Fallujah and insurgents’ counterattacks elsewhere in Iraq, the U.S. military death toll for November matched the highest for any month of the war. At least 135 … Continue reading
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Government Wants All Student Data: Is this for a Military Draft?
Federal Plan to Keep Data on Students Worries Some WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 – A proposal by the federal government to create a vast new database of enrollment records on all college and university students is raising concerns that the move … Continue reading
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Help us place this ad in the Washington DC Metro!
Tell the Senate that Torture is not an American value. Three things you can do today: Help us fund this ad. A gift to Veterans for Common Sense today will help us in our work to prevent torture. Sign the … Continue reading
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Reporter’s Diary: The Battle of Fallujah
The Battle of Fallujah U.S. may have won, but at a great personal cost By Tom LasseterKnight Ridder Newspapers 11.8.04, Monday FALLUJAH, Iraq – Capt. Sean Sims watched artillery shells fall and explode in a blast of sand and rubble, … Continue reading
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German refuge where America tends its wounded
German refuge where America tends its wounded Blood, tears and compassion fatigue at crowded sanctuary for US war casualties Landstuhl, Germany – The battle for Falluja was almost over. Sergeant Kevin Freiburger had been examining the body of a dead … Continue reading
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