Author Archives: Team VCS

Can Obama Turn the Democratic Party Upside Down with the Biggest Voter Mobilization Drive in History?

August 4, 2008 – Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is seeking to register “millions” of new voters immediately after the Democratic Convention, according to top campaign officials who say the effort is one facet of a “capacity-building” effort this summer that … Continue reading

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Embedded Reporters or Republican Activists?

August 8, 2008 – On its face, it seems like an idea any enterprising editor could have come up with: Gather a group of veterans of the Iraq war who also have journalism experience, including some highly decorated soldiers. Then … Continue reading

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Retired SF 2-Star Campaigning for Obama

August 6, 2008, Charlotte, NC – A retired Green Beret general plans to campaign in North Carolina for Democratic president candidate Sen. Barack Obama. Obama’s campaign announced that retired Maj. Gen. Geoffrey Lambert would campaign Tuesday in Charlotte and Fayetteville … Continue reading

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Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student with Jail Time, Sparks Bipartisan Call for Investigation

August 6, 2008 – A story involving an Army recruiter in Texas last week has led to a bipartisan call for an investigation. The recruiter from the Greenspoint Recruiting Station in Houston was suspended after a recording of his threats … Continue reading

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Editorial Column: These Films Aren’t Exactly War Movies

August 6, 2008 – You won’t see war anywhere else the way you see it at the Rhode Island International Film Festival. In the last few years, the festival has become a showcase for thoughtful examinations of what war does … Continue reading

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Decision Pends on Halt to VA Human Research at LR

August 7, 2008 – The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ top health official will hold off on deciding whether to halt human research at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System until the institution corrects problems identified in a federal … Continue reading

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Editorial Column: The Walking Wounded

August 7, 2008 – Two weeks ago an important new part of helping Space Coast veterans opened its doors — and its arms. It’s the Melbourne Veterans Center, a walk-in facility designed like other such clinics nationwide to aid returning … Continue reading

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Editorial Column: Supporting Our Troops – Swift Passage a Must for Veterans’ Bill

August 5, 2008 – They put their lives on the line to protect us — our country, our freedoms, our way of life. The least we can do is make sure they receive the appropriate and necessary care they — … Continue reading

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A Surgeon’s Guidebook to the Horrors of Battle

August 5, 2008 – The pictures show shredded limbs, burned faces, profusely bleeding wounds. The subjects are mostly American GI’s, but they include Iraqis and Afghans, some of them young children. They appear in a new book, “War Surgery in … Continue reading

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August 6, VA Research Scandal: Violations Rife in Hospital’s Studies on Veterans

August 5, 2008 – An investigation of research conducted at an Arkansas veterans hospital has uncovered rampant violations in its human experiments program, including missing consent forms, secret HIV testing and failure to report more than 100 deaths of subjects … Continue reading

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