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Actions for Restoring America: How to Begin Reparing the Damage to Freedom in America After Bush

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Team VCS

October 28, 2008 – The next president will become chief executive of a nation that has been greatly weakened – in particular, our freedoms, our values, and our international reputation have been greatly undermined by the policies of the past … Continue reading →

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Broken Promises in Iraq War Occupation: Raw Sewage Flows in Streets of Fallujah as $100 Project Fails

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Team VCS

Official Report details missteps in costly US-backed sewage project in FallujahOctober 27, 2008, Baghdad, Iraq – Stinking sewage runs through rutted and pocked streets in the former Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah. It was four years and nearly $100 million ago … Continue reading →

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Another Civil War Brewing in Mosul, Iraq: Kurds Fight Against Baghdad

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Team VCS

Fractures in Iraq City as Kurds and Baghdad Vie October 28, 2008, Mosul, Iraq — A new Iraqi military offensive is under way in this still violent northern city, but the worry is not only the insurgents who remain strong … Continue reading →

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US Admits Offensive Military Attack Inside Syria

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Team VCS

October 28, 2008 – Senior US officials claimed last night that the head of a Syrian network responsible for smuggling foreign fighters, weapons and cash into Iraq had been killed in Syria during a raid by US special forces that … Continue reading →

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Oct 26, VCS in the News: Spokane VA Works to Reduce Veteran Suicides

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Team VCS

Training, patient follow-ups are part of new policy October 22, 2008, Spokane, Washington – Following a marked increase in the number of veterans who killed themselves in the first half of this year, the Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center has … Continue reading →

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Oct 26, VA Shredder Scandal Expands: ‘Two-Thirds’ of VA Offices May Have Shreded Veterans’ Claim Documents

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Team VCS

October 25, 2008 – A House committee overseeing the Department of Veterans Affairs will hold hearings next month to question VA leaders about documents improperly marked for shredding at agency offices around the nation. Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., chairman of … Continue reading →

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Victory for Whistleblowers: Special Counsel Bloch Forced to Resign After FBI Raids Home

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Team VCS

Office of Special Counsel chief Scott J. Bloch resigned under pressure after meeting with White House officials yesterday, five months after the FBI raided his home and his government office as part of an ongoing obstruction of justice probe. Bloch … Continue reading →

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Voting Flashpoints for Nov 4

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Team VCS

As we head into the final stretch of the election season, alarming reports of dysfunctional voter registration, purges of the rolls, and possible voter suppression are surfacing weekly, if not daily. The National Campaign for Fair Elections’ hotline (866.OUR.VOTE / … Continue reading →

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Research Reveals Our Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Going Blind from Roadside Bomb Blasts

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Team VCS

October 23, 2008 – About 1.7 million American men and women have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military studies show that up to 340,000 of them suffer from mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). The injury most often happens as a … Continue reading →

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Both Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama Agree that VA is Broken

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Team VCS

October 23, 2008, Washington, DC – Even as the country heads into an era of tighter budgets, John McCain and Barack Obama are united on giving more help to the nation’s veterans and overhauling the agency that cares for them. … Continue reading →

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