Yearly Archives: 2008

March 6, 2008 – There was a time, back in the 1950s, when they were in the Navy together, that Tony Flaherty and Wacko Hurley were the best of friends. When they got back to South Boston, the place where … Continue reading →

March 6, 2008 – The lead plaintiff in a warrantless wiretapping lawsuit against AT&T is talking publicly about the case. Congress may grant AT&T and other firms retroactive legal immunity. That could end a flurry of lawsuits opposing the Bush … Continue reading →

March 6, 2008 – FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III told senators yesterday that agents improperly used a type of administrative subpoena to obtain personal data about Americans until internal reforms were enacted last year. Mueller said a forthcoming report … Continue reading →

March 6, 2008 – Fort Carson, CO — A month-long investigation by Fort Carson’s inspector general has found that screening processes for soldiers returning to war are sound, according to Maj. Gen. Mark Graham, commanding general at Fort Carson. The … Continue reading →

March 4, 2008 – Washington, DC – Peake: Expansion Meets Current and Future Needs To meet increased needs for mental health services for veterans, especially those returning from the Global War on Terror, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is … Continue reading →

March 5, 2008 – An easily overlooked type of abnormality in the colon is the most likely type to turn cancerous, and is more common in this country than previously thought, researchers are reporting. The findings come from a study … Continue reading →

March 3, 2008, San Francisco, California (AP) – Lawyers for two veterans groups asked a judge Monday to order the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to overhaul its health system, especially its mental health treatment, to meet growing demand from … Continue reading →

March 3, 2008 – A piece of legislation sits on the desk of President Bush today, awaiting his signature. Every expectation is that he will veto it. Another mistake. more stories like thisThe bill is the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal … Continue reading →

March 5, 2008, San Francisco, California – The class action lawsuit brought by Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) and Veterans United for Truth (VUFT) against the Department of Veterans Affairs forced VA to confirm two important facts: the number of … Continue reading →

February 28, 2008 – San Francisco, CA – U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are planning to descend on Washington from Mar. 13-16 to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in those countries. “The … Continue reading →