Author Archives: Team VCS

The Republican will to power remains ferocious. It will take a dauntless Democratic leader to win back the White House and restore dignity to the Constitution. Nov. 15, 2007 – Under crisis conditions of an extraordinary magnitude political leadership of … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A soldier who served two combat tours in Iraq was arrested Wednesday as he was preparing to surrender to Fort Drum officials after spending more than a year AWOL seeking treatment for … Continue reading →

November 12, 2007 – SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ? The military burial is how this nation shows gratitude to the men and women who have faithfully defended our country.  Wes Nell knows that sacrifice, serving for your country.              Every year the … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – There were calls in the Senate today for the Department of Veterans Affairs to take immediate action to deal with the hidden epidemic of suicides among veterans. That’s after our CBS News investigation revealed that, in … Continue reading →

NPR NEWS REPORTS: PENTAGON FIGURES SHOW SUBSTANTIALLY MORE TROOPSDISCHARGED FOR MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOR ISSUESTHAN BEFORE THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTANON NPR NEWS ALL THINGS CONSIDEREDTODAY, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AUDIO TO BE AVAILABLE AT 7 P.M. (ET) AT WWW.NPR.ORG November … Continue reading →

November 11, 2007 – A top intelligence official says it is time people in the United States changed their definition of privacy. Privacy no longer can mean anonymity, says Donald Kerr, a deputy director of national intelligence. Instead, it should … Continue reading →

November 12, 2007 – Steve Kraft, dressed in a crisp suit, recently walked through a vast ballroom in New York at a job fair for veterans. He introduced himself to recruiters looking for human resource managers or someone to run … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – Demond Mullins spent a year in Iraq with the National Guard. When he came back, he felt alienated and angry at what he had seen and done in the war. Now Mullins has found a degree … Continue reading →

November 14, 2007 – The stress and depression caused by combat in Iraq often don’t appear until a few months after a soldier has returned home, researchers reported today. Six months after their deployment ended, the number of soldiers referred … Continue reading →

November 13, 2007 – Federal agents investigating the Sept. 16 episode in which Blackwater security personnel shot and killed 17 Iraqi civilians have found that at least 14 of the shootings were unjustified and violated deadly-force rules in effect for … Continue reading →