Author Archives: Team VCS

April 14, 2008 – Austin, TX — A call from a parent stationed in a war zone has landed a Texas high school student in hot water, and his mother is asking the school to ease up on the punishment. … Continue reading →

April 10, 2008 – Salem, OR — The notion of becoming a U.S. Marine is a huge one for any young person standing at the recruiter’s door. You have to be very committed and driven to succeed and even make … Continue reading →

Apil 12, 2008 – What’s the true cost of the war in Iraq? The total, long-term cost of everything from tanks and jet fuel and the interest on the money Washington is borrowing to the cost of caring for a … Continue reading →

April 11, 2008 – President Bush says he knew his top national security advisers discussed and approved specific details about how high-value al Qaeda suspects would be interrogated by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to an exclusive interview with ABC … Continue reading →

April 11, 2008 – Washington, DC — Surprise, surprise. Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, wants to put a halt to any more troop withdrawals for the foreseeable future. The highly politicized Petraeus seemed to be dutifully … Continue reading →

April 13, 2008 – Heavy fighting between American and Iraqi forces and fighters loyal to the Shia religious leader Moqtada al-Sadr have killed at least 13 people in the huge and impoverished Baghdad suburb of Sadr City. The fighting, which … Continue reading →

April 14 Update – General Petraeus tells Congress to halt troop cuts. What condition must a soldier be in to serve again? And again? And again? There were no suprises in General David Petraeus’ testimony before Congress last week. The … Continue reading →

April 9, 2008, Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA), held a hearing to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) homeless programs.  The hearing focused on … Continue reading →

April 11, 2008 – A look at where Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and the Democratic rivals, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, stand on the Iraq war: Clinton: Voted for war, opposed troop increase. Would begin withdrawal … Continue reading →

April 12, 2008 – The sad death of Iraq war veteran Stephanie Breaux, her decomposed body found April 3 in a deserted house in a hard neighborhood, presents disturbing questions authorities will work to answer. But from family and friends … Continue reading →