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Former Marine: DoD Voting System ‘Broken’

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Team VCS

September 11, 2008, Washington, DC – A former Marine who was a voting assistance officer told a Senate committee on Tuesday that he recommends troops living overseas look at online voting alternatives rather than use their military-organized programs. Bryan O’Leary, … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The Government, The Media, and Afghanistan Civilan Casualties

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Team VCS

September 11, 2008 – On the night of August 22, the U.S. committed what Chris Floyd, in a richly detailed and amply documented piece, calls an “atrocity” in the Afghan village of Azizabad, near the western city of Herat. The … Continue reading →

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Sex, Drugs, and Graft at Federal Government Agency Overseeing Oil Royalties

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Team VCS

September 10, 2008 – As Congress prepares to debate expansion of drilling in taxpayer-owned coastal waters, the Interior Department agency that collects oil and gas royalties has been caught up in a wide-ranging ethics scandal – including allegations of financial … Continue reading →

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Sep 10, VCS Releases New VA Fact Sheet: VA Hospitals Already Treated 347,750 Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran Patients

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

Veterans for Common Sense releases our newest “VA Fact Sheet” showing that VA hospitals and patients treated nearly 350,000 Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran patients, including nearly 150,000 diagnosed with mental health conditions. VA Fact Sheet: Impact of Iraq and … Continue reading →

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Bush Administration Plans to Privatize Part of GI Bill at VA

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

September 9, 2008 – Transcript of “Morning Edition” Radio Broadcast from September 9, 2008 RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Possibly the most cherished veterans program in America is the GI Bill. Now the Bush administration has announced plans to turn over parts … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military Keeping Secrets About Female Soldiers’ ‘Suicides’?

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

August 26, 2008 – Since I posted on April 28 the article “Is There an Army Cover Up of the Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers,” the deaths of two more U.S. Army women in Iraq and Afghanistan have been … Continue reading →

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Veterans Speak Out for McCain, Obama

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

September 10, 2008 – With Republicans and Democrats battling for every vote in the final months of the presidential election, both parties are courting veterans for their support. The Veterans for McCain Ohio bus tour pulled into Toledo early yesterday … Continue reading →

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S.F. Job Fair Helps Iraq, Afghanistan Vets

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

September 10, 2008 – Sean Scharf, a Marine veteran of two tours in Iraq, is looking for a job. He might want to be a police officer. But he also wants to study engineering. He’s worked security. He’s worked for … Continue reading →

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Veterans Groups Attack Bush Administration Plan to Outsource GI Bill Benefits

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

September 9, 2008 – In June – after months of kicking and screaming – President Bush finally signed a war supplemental spending bill that included a doubling of GI Bill college benefits for veterans. Bush’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), … Continue reading →

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Statement of Senator Barack Obama on the VA’s Decision to Allow Veterans Access to Voter Registration Services

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008 – U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reversed its earlier decision to deny voter registration services to veterans in the Department’s facilities throughout the country. In July, … Continue reading →

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