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Lock and Load: Veterans Group Goes After Musgrave
September 4, 2008 – A new campaign ad targeting U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave represents a new tack for independent political action committees seeking to dethrone the three-term congresswoman. It features Colorado Iraq war veterans, cutting to the heart of an … Continue reading
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American Forces Attack Militants on Pakistani Soil
September 3, 2008, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan – Helicopter-borne American Special Operations forces attacked Qaeda militants in a Pakistani village near the border with Afghanistan early Wednesday in the first publicly acknowledged case of United States forces conducting a ground … Continue reading
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WWII Vet Says Bush Administration Policy Disgusts Veterans
September 4, 2008, Minneapolis, MN – World War II veteran Don Holden said Wednesday that the sacrifices made by World War II soldiers which helped establish the U.S. as one of the most admired countries in the world was squandered … Continue reading
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Sep 5, Suicide News: Official Army Report Finds Soldiers’ Suicides Rate on Pace to Set Record
September 5, 2008 – Suicides among active-duty soldiers this year are on pace to exceed both last year’s all-time record and, for the first time since the Vietnam War, the rate among the general U.S. population, Army officials said yesterday. … Continue reading
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The Failed Surge, as Iraq Lives Without Electricity
September 2, 2008 – U.S. policy makers and American consumers in the past few months have been immersed in concerns about soaring oil prices and how to lower them. Fuel prices are also expected to be a focal issue when … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Veteran Suicide Epidemic, The Shame of America
September 3, 2008, Molalla, OR – The Portland Tribune and Peter Korn have provided an uncommonly great service to Oregon Veterans and their families in the paper of August 21, 2008. Even the Oregonian Newspaper seems to be pussy wussy … Continue reading
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Compilation of Presidential Candidate Positions on Foreign Policy Issues
August 27, 2008 – Back in April, we put together a list of resources that compiled and compared candidate positions on a number of foreign policy issues. It’s August now, things have changed, positions have evolved, and more organizations are … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Liberties Articles & News, terrorism, torture
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U.S. Military Reviewing Friendly-Fire Incident Where Six Iraqi Army Soldiers Killed
September 3, 2008, Baghdad – U.S. troops mistakenly killed six members of Iraq’s security forces Monday, Iraqi officials said, further straining relations between the U.S. military and the Iraqis they are paying to secure the country. The pre-dawn confusion in … Continue reading
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Deployment Can Sometimes Interfere with Right to Vote
September 4, 2008, St. Paul, MN – For military men and women serving outside of their home states, the question of voting isn’t always whether they want to, sometimes it’s whether their votes will be counted. Deployment status and distance … Continue reading
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Senator McCain Seen to Have an Edge with Military Members
September 4, 2008, St. Paul, MN – Paul Galanti won’t be in the Xcel Energy Center tonight to witness his longtime friend accept the Republican nomination for president. He was invited, but he chose instead to continue his work in … Continue reading
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