Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

S.F. Job Fair Helps Iraq, Afghanistan Vets

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

September 10, 2008 – Sean Scharf, a Marine veteran of two tours in Iraq, is looking for a job. He might want to be a police officer. But he also wants to study engineering. He’s worked security. He’s worked for … Continue reading →

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Veterans Speak Out for McCain, Obama

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

September 10, 2008 – With Republicans and Democrats battling for every vote in the final months of the presidential election, both parties are courting veterans for their support. The Veterans for McCain Ohio bus tour pulled into Toledo early yesterday … Continue reading →

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Bush Administration Plans to Privatize Part of GI Bill at VA

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

September 9, 2008 – Transcript of “Morning Edition” Radio Broadcast from September 9, 2008 RENEE MONTAGNE, host: Possibly the most cherished veterans program in America is the GI Bill. Now the Bush administration has announced plans to turn over parts … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military Keeping Secrets About Female Soldiers’ ‘Suicides’?

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Team VCS

August 26, 2008 – Since I posted on April 28 the article “Is There an Army Cover Up of the Rape and Murder of Women Soldiers,” the deaths of two more U.S. Army women in Iraq and Afghanistan have been … Continue reading →

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Sep 9, VCS in the News: In Policy Reversal, VA to Allow Voter Signup at Facilities

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

“The real question now,” said Paul Sullivan, the executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, “is whether the V.A. will implement the new policy in time for the November election and whether local and state voting officials will take proactive … Continue reading →

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Iraq War Reality: Filthy Iraqi Drinking Water Raises Cholera Fears

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008, Baghdad – Just months after Americans repaired a sewage treatment plant in southern Baghdad, insurgents attacked the facility and killed the manager. Looters took care of the rest. Nearly three years later, the plant remains an abandoned … Continue reading →

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Sep 9, Suicide Epidemic News: VA Reports Suicides Among Iraq and Afghanistan Era Veterans Hits Record High

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

September 9, 2008, Washington, DC – Suicide rates for young male Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans hit a record high in 2006, according to statistics to be released Tuesday by the Department of Veterans Affairs. In 2006, the last year for … Continue reading →

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Fort Hood Soldiers Killed in Iraq/Afghanistan

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008 – The Defense Department announced Monday the deaths of four Fort Hood soldiers who were supporting Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. Pvt. Vincent C. Winston Jr., 22, of St. Louis, Mo., died Thursday in Afghanistan, of wounds … Continue reading →

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Statement of Senator Barack Obama on the VA’s Decision to Allow Veterans Access to Voter Registration Services

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Team VCS

September 8, 2008 – U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reversed its earlier decision to deny voter registration services to veterans in the Department’s facilities throughout the country. In July, … Continue reading →

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McCain’s History of Hot Temper Raises Concerns

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Team VCS

September 7, 2008, Washington, DC – John McCain made a quick stop at the Capitol one day last spring to sit in on Senate negotiations on the big immigration bill, and John Cornyn was not pleased. Cornyn, a mild-mannered Texas … Continue reading →

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