Author Archives: Team VCS

December 19, 2007 – Taking aim at Bush administration secrecy, Congress yesterday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would toughen the Freedom of Information Act and penalize government agencies that fail to surrender public documents on time. The bill would speed … Continue reading →

December 18, 2007 – Congress is moving to block the Department of Veterans Affairs from commercially developing its West Los Angeles Medical Center site. The 388-acre property between Westwood and Brentwood contains a veterans hospital and other facilities, as well … Continue reading →

“There’s no reason in the world that a veteran from Ohio should be shortchanged on benefits simply because he is from Ohio.”U.S. Rep. Zack Space, an Ohio Democrat December 19, 2007 – WASHINGTON – Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan … Continue reading →

VCS Challenge – Help Us Raise $10,000 by December 31 Dear VCS Supporter: Thank you for making a difference in 2007 ! This year we successfully pressed for several pieces of legislation, and VCS appeared in dozens of favorable news … Continue reading →

December 15, 2007 – Senate Republicans blocked a bill yesterday that would restrict the interrogation methods the CIA can use against terrorism suspects. The legislation, part of a measure authorizing the government’s intelligence activities for 2008, had been approved a … Continue reading →

December 15, 2007 – The Bush administration is pushing to take control of the promotions of military lawyers, escalating a conflict over the independence of uniformed attorneys who have repeatedly raised objections to the White House’s policies toward prisoners in … Continue reading →

Uncovering the Past  December 16, 2007 – BECKLEY, W.V.— Jimmy Jay Furr has always felt a strong sense of respect for American military veterans. Furr’s father and brother were veterans, and he finds himself overcome with emotion on Veterans Day … Continue reading →

December 19, 2007 – The warriors pose for the camera in a group shot – some holding their weapons in one hand and their holy book in another. Elsewhere, a poster bears a quotation calling for the killing of enemy … Continue reading →

Decision Comes Six Years Late, Says ACLU  December 18, 2007, New York – In a rebuke to Bush administration policy, a military commission judge found Monday that Guantánamo Bay detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan is entitled to a determination of whether … Continue reading →

December 15, 2007 – The Senate voted Friday to authorize three more years — a total of five — of Veterans Affairs health care for Iraq and Afghanistan troops after they’ve been discharged. The $696 billion defense policy bill contains … Continue reading →