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Conference Targets War-Born Stresses

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Team VCS

July 26, 2008 – Confronted with rising rates of suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, hundreds of Marine and Navy officers meet in San Diego next month to address ways to limit war-born physical and psychological … Continue reading →

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Why We Never Need to Build Another Polluting Power Plant

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Team VCS

July 28, 2008 – Suppose I paid you for every pound of pollution you generated and punished you for every pound you reduced. You would probably spend most of your time trying to figure out how to generate more pollution. … Continue reading →

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July 28, VCS and VUFT File Appeal in Lawsuit Against VA, Citing Serious Veteran Suicide Epidemic

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Team VCS

Veterans appeal ruling in lawsuit against VA Monday Jul 28, 2008 – As promised, the advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense has filed an appeal in a case in which it accuses the Veterans Affairs Department of putting veterans at … Continue reading →

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McCaskill Takes on Military Industrial Complex

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Team VCS

July 25, 2008 – A scathing report accusing government auditors of corruption, issued by the government’s top investigative body, prompted a freshman senator to call for firings “by nightfall” on Thursday.     In her first term, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Want VA Voting Drives

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Team VCS

July 25, 2008, Washington, DC – Two Democratic lawmakers on Friday asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to rescind a policy banning nonpartisan voter registration drives in its facilities. In May, VA Secretary James Peake issued a directive saying voter … Continue reading →

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Ho Hum Hamdan

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Team VCS

July 25, 2008 – The more things change the more they stay the same. The long-awaited military trial of terror suspect Salim Hamdan, currently underway at the euphemistically-named “Camp Justice” at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, looks from the outside to be … Continue reading →

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Analysis: US is Now Winning Iraq War that Seemed Lost; Focus Finally Shifts from Combat

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Team VCS

July 26, 2008, Baghdad – The United States is now winning the war that two years ago seemed lost. Limited, sometimes sharp fighting and periodic terrorist bombings in Iraq are likely to continue, possibly for years. But the Iraqi government … Continue reading →

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July 26, Book Review: Bitter Homecoming – Marty Schram’s New Book Sharply Criticizes VA Bungling

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Team VCS

Marty Schram notes one anecdotal but perhaps telling incident. In an upscale bar near the White House, a VA administrator bragged that he’d spent the afternoon immersed in medical books, extracting enough information to cast doubt on the validity of … Continue reading →

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July 25 VCS in the News: Florida Reclaims Money Set Aside for Deployed National Guard and Reserve

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Team VCS

“That’s tragic,” said Paul Sullivan, executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington. “Because the financial need is definitely still there.”  July 25, 2008 – With patriotic fanfare, state lawmakers set aside $5-million in 2005 … Continue reading →

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Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Team VCS

July 23, 2008, El Toro, CA – El Toro Marine Air Station used to be the premiere Marine Corps aviation facility on the west coast. It closed in 1999 and is in the midst of big change; a park will … Continue reading →

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