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Update: House Speaker Hastert Joins Probe into Chicago VA Scandal

Posted on December 10, 2004 by Team VCS

Hastert jumps into vets scandal Illinois’ congressmen have given outgoing Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi a deadline of Jan. 5 to answer why Illinois veterans receive among the lowest disability pay in the nation. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), … Continue reading →

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News Flash: Clinton, Schumer and Hinchey Fix Army Specialist Loria’s Pay Problems

Posted on December 10, 2004 by Team VCS

Lawmakers help wounded soldier get home after dispute with ArmyBy DEVLIN BARRETTAssociated Press WriterDecember 10, 2004, 4:23 PM EST WASHINGTON — Specialist Robert Loria of Middletown lost his arm in Iraq, but instead of a farewell paycheck from the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Retaliates: Army Blocks Denver Post from Fort Carson

Posted on December 9, 2004 by Team VCS

Fort Carson halts access for The Post The base is refusing to give the paper information because of a Sunday front-page article on military medical holds. By Eileen Kelley Special to The Denver Post Thursday, December 09, 2004 – Fort … Continue reading →

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Back Door Draft: Judge Orders Soldier to Iraq War After Enlistment Expires

Posted on December 9, 2004 by Team VCS

Judge Nixes Troop Request to Stay in U.S. WASHINGTON (AP) — A soldier who challenged an Army policy requiring him to serve past the date of his enlistment contract must return for duty in Iraq while his lawsuit is under … Continue reading →

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Policy Failure: Iraq War Veterans Showing up at Homeless Shelters

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Team VCS

Homeless Iraq War veterans showing up at shelters WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) — U.S. veterans from the war in Iraq are beginningto show up at homeless shelters around the country, and advocates fear they arethe leading edge of a new … Continue reading →

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Report on Election 2004 Documents Many Serious and Significant Problems

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Team VCS

Report from the Voters To view the Common Cause Report, please go to the link below: http://www.commoncause.org/atf/cf/{FB3C17E2-CDD1-4DF6-92BE-BD4429893665}/REPORT_TO_NATION2.PDF  

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Breaking News from CBS: 5,500 Iraq War Deserters

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Team VCS

Deserters: We Won’t Go To Iraq It’s an offense punishable by death during wartime. It’s been committed by 5,500 soldiers since the war with Iraq began. The men, who have violated military orders and oaths, tell 60 Minutes Wednesday that … Continue reading →

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Update: Ohio election fraud uproar blasting to new level

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Team VCS

Ohio election fraud uproar blasting to new level The bitter battle over the stolen November 2 election in Ohio has turned into a rapidly escalating all-out multi-front war with the outcome of the real presidential vote count increasingly in doubt.  … Continue reading →

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Army Teams Face Surgeon Shortage on Front Lines of Iraq War

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Team VCS

Army Teams Face Surgeon ShortageA severe shortage of surgeons in Iraq has left U.S. Army medical teams scrambling to handle the largest number of casualties since the Vietnam War, the New England Journal of Medicine reports.By Esther SchraderTimes Staff Writer4:11 … Continue reading →

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Torture-induced evidence admissible, government says

Posted on December 6, 2004 by Team VCS

Torture-induced evidence admissible, government says By Michael J. SniffenAssociated Press Evidence gained by torture can be used by the U.S. military in deciding whether to imprison a foreigner indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba, as an enemy combatant, the … Continue reading →

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