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Ohio Democrats joins recount effort
Ohio Dems joins recount effort Keith Olbermann (Bloggermann), November 21, 2004 | 5:51 p.m. ET SECAUCUS— The headline might be a little expansive since the national headquarters has not yet echoed it, but it’s still pretty impressive as it is: … Continue reading
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Washington Post Editorial Board Slams Gonzales’ Record
Mr. Gonzales’s Record Washington Post Editorial BoardMonday, November 22, 2004; Page A18 Investigations have determined that some U.S. interrogators who tortured Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison reasonably believed that their actions had been authorized by a memorandum from … Continue reading
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Misfire: Senator Santorum Lives in Virginia, but Represents Pennsylvania
Editorial: Santorum, R-Va. / Is the senator an ‘inhabitant’ of Pennsylvania? The Penn Hills School District asked Sen. Rick Santorum a $38,000 question. That is whether his children are residents of the municipality to the point that their educations should … Continue reading
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Federal Money for Veterans Healthcare Falls $1.2 Billion Short
Groups Disappointed by Veteran Health Aid WASHINGTON (AP) – Veterans’ health care got a lot of attention in the just-concluded election campaign, but the Republican-led Congress is not devoting as much money to it as veterans groups and even some … Continue reading
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U.S. ELECTION: Democracy in Question
U.S. ELECTION Democracy in QuestionJohn Zogby, president of the polling firm Zogby International, told IPS he has been calling it “the Armageddon election” for about a year. Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader believes the Republican Party was able to “steal … Continue reading
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Walter Reed Hospital stops accepting ambulance patients due to Iraq War casualties
Casualties up at military hospitals U.S. facilities undergo ‘very intense’ week as war-wounded stream in BY JAMES W. CRAWLEY MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE Saturday, November 20, 2004 WASHINGTON – Injured Marines and soldiers wounded during the intense fighting in Fallujah … Continue reading
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1,200 U.S. Deaths in Iraq; Former Soldiers Fight Back Door Draft
Former G.I.’s, Ordered to War, Fight Not to Go The Army has encountered resistance from more than 2,000 former soldiers it has ordered back to military work, complicating its efforts to fill gaps in the regular troops. Many of these … Continue reading
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Report Links Exposures To Gulf War Syndrome
Report Links Exposures To Gulf War Syndrome The federal government has acknowledged that illnesses afflicting many veterans during the 1991 Persian Gulf War resulted from exposure to hazardous substances, but that hasn’t helped the ill veterans still waiting for benefits, … Continue reading
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Ohio voters tell of Election Day troubles at hearing
Ohio voters tell of Election Day troubles at hearing Sunday, November 14, 2004 Reginald FieldsPlain Dealer Bureau Columbus, Ohio — Tales of waiting more than five hours to vote, voter intimidation, under-trained polling-station workers and too few or broken voting … Continue reading
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Stark Example of the Military’s Back Door Draft
The Army’s long arm GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania — Three years after he was honorably discharged from the Army, Frederick Pistorius was surprised to learn he was a deserter. But there it was, on his doorstep: a letter from Barry W. Kimmons, … Continue reading
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