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Yearly Archives: 2008
VA Shredder Scandal Update: 500 Files Pulled From Shredders at VA Regional Offices
October 25, 2008, Tampa, FL – A review this week of 57 regional offices of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has turned up nearly 500 benefit claim records that were set to be destroyed, agency officials said Friday. The … Continue reading
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Hate Groups Riled Up Over Prospect of President Obama
October 31, 2008 – The prospect of a Black president has America’s bastions of hate in an uproar. Leaders, including the wizard of the Imperial Klans of America, Ron Edwards, have long warned the white race is under attack and … Continue reading
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Oct 31, VA WatchDog Updates Shredder Scandal: Veterans’ Computerized Records Subject to Tampering by VA
A denied VA claim is just a click away. Altering files and changing dates all too common. October 31, 2008 – They have names like COVERS, VACOLS and MAP-D. They are just a few of the computer software programs used … Continue reading
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Iraq War Veteran Kicked Out of Festival for Protesting War
October 31, 2008 – An Iraq war veteran who now opposes the conflict said his First Amendment rights were violated when he was removed from last weekend’s Bellmore Street Festival, where he had set up a last-minute display. The Chamber … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: The Republicans’ Dirty Secret…Torture
October 28, 2008 – So what will be left of the Republican Party after next week’s US election? The answer lies in the sands of Florida, where the sunshine-state Republicans have nominated an unrepentant torturer as their candidate for Congress. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, torture, tribunals
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New Republican Television Ad Accuses Democrats of Trying to ‘Steal’ Ohio Election
October 29, 2008 – The Ohio Republican Party launched a new statewide ad Tuesday claiming Democrats are trying to “steal the election in Ohio” by allowing hundreds of thousands of people to vote illegally, the latest effort by GOP operatives … Continue reading
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Obama Camp Wants Every Military Vote Counted
October 29, 2008 – The Barack Obama campaign is urging state election officials to make an extra effort to count all military absentee votes, even though most of those votes might be expected to support the Republican presidential candidate John … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Fears for Safety of Senator Obama – Neo-Nazi threats as great a worry as Al Qaeda?
Neo-Nazi threats as great a worry as Al Qaeda? October 29, 2008 – With the presidential election only days away, federal officials are looking closely for any uptick in threats to presidential candidates from white supremacist or other extremist groups. … Continue reading
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Tagged terrorism
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Editorial Column: Bush’s Looming Defeat in Iraq
October 27, 2008 – John McCain continues to talk about a U.S. “victory” in Iraq and Sarah Palin baits Barack Obama for not using the word “win” when he discusses the war. But the hard reality facing whoever becomes President … Continue reading
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Economy Among Issues Leading Veterans Away from McCain
October 29, 2008 – The strategists plotting war hero John McCain’s electoral route to the White House have always been confident that they could count on the likes of Kevin E. Creed. Creed, a Litchfield lawyer and former Connecticut state … Continue reading
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