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Editorial Column: Not All Veterans Salute Senator McCain
August 3, 2008, Palm Beach, Florida – The growing ranks of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will have a lot to say about who becomes president. And what they are saying isn’t what you might expect. In theory, John … Continue reading
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Aug 2, Victory for Veterans, Chairman Hall’s Legislation to Expedite VA Disability Payments Passes House 429 to 0
Veterans for Common Sense filed a lawsuit against VA and testified four times before Congress during 2007 and 2008 about the need to reform VA’s broken claims system at the Veterans Benefits Administration. VCS also offered many progressive solutions. The legislation … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Stress, Suicides, Mental Illness Plague Our War Veterans
Aug. 1, 2008 – The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have a hidden cost, being borne by our returning warriors in unrelenting anguish and 18 suicides a day. Pfc. Joseph Dwyer didn’t commit suicide – technically. But death was grim … Continue reading
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July 31, VCS in the News: VA Struggling to Get Ready for New Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
As the VA struggles to revamp itself, groups like Veterans for Common Sense say wounded veterans are being turned away or asked to wait too long for care — especially mental health care. “If your child was in a car … Continue reading
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DoD Offical Booted from Congressional Hearing About Rape in the Military
Aug. 1, 2008 – The Pentagon’s No. 2 personnel and readiness official was admonished and dismissed from a House subcommittee hearing on sexual assault in the military Thursday after admitting that he had directed a key subordinate not to appear. … Continue reading
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Judge Rules White House Aides Can be Subpoenaed
July 31, 2008, Washington, DC – A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Bush’s contention that senior White House advisers are immune from subpoenas, siding with Congress’ power to investigate the executive branch and handing a victory to Democrats probing … Continue reading
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McCain Ads go Negative Early on Obama
July 31, 2008, Washington, DC – By launching a series of TV ads that ridicule Senator Barack Obama and question his readiness to be president, Senator John McCain has made a strategic decision to go directly negative much earlier than … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Veterans Deserve Support, Benefits After Their Service
Aug. 1, 2008 – This is supporting our troops? We don’t think so. Injured vets, in some cases, are losing their homes and other possessions waiting to receive disability benefits from the government. Yes, we know the list of men … Continue reading
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For White House, Hiring is Political
July 31, 2008, Washington, DC – On May 17, 2005, the White House’s political affairs office sent an e-mail message to agencies throughout the executive branch directing them to find jobs for 108 people on a list of “priority candidates” … Continue reading
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Strained by War, US Army Promotes Unqualified Soldiers
July 30, 2008,Fort Hood, TX – America’s military commitment in Iraq and Afghanistan is certain to remain a key issue in the presidential race — and soon that could include renewed focus on a “stretched thin” U.S. Army. According to … Continue reading
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