Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

July 29, Lawsuit Update: Groups Ask Court to Expedite PTSD Care

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Team VCS

July 29, 2008 – Two veterans groups have asked a federal appeals court to force the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expedite disability claims and treat troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The … Continue reading →

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Army Recruiter Used Scare Tactics

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Team VCS

July 28, 2008 – From NASCAR to bull riding, Army recruiters are pulling out all the stops and have had remarkable success meeting their quotas despite two wars. But one recruiter was caught in a tape-recorded phone call doing it … Continue reading →

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July 28, Newspaper Editorial: VA Should Immediately End Ban on Nonpartisan Voter Registration for Veterans

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Team VCS

Our view: Helping veterans vote – VA should immediately rescind its ban on nonpartisan registration drives If anyone deserves to vote, it’s a warrior wounded while protecting America’s freedoms.  But Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake has thrown voting … Continue reading →

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Letter to the Editor: Behind the Scenes in Iraq Deployment

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Team VCS

July 26, 2008 – I want to bring to people’s attention what is going on behind the scene. I am an Iraq veteran. I spent 294 days in Iraq, came back with PTSD. I have a 50 percent disability rating from … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: The Soldier Voting Scandal

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Team VCS

July 28, 2008, Washington, DC – Rep. Roy Blunt, the House Republican whip, on July 8 introduced a resolution demanding that the Defense Department better enable U.S. military personnel overseas to vote in the November elections. That act was followed … Continue reading →

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Conference Targets War-Born Stresses

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Team VCS

July 26, 2008 – Confronted with rising rates of suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, hundreds of Marine and Navy officers meet in San Diego next month to address ways to limit war-born physical and psychological … Continue reading →

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Why We Never Need to Build Another Polluting Power Plant

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Team VCS

July 28, 2008 – Suppose I paid you for every pound of pollution you generated and punished you for every pound you reduced. You would probably spend most of your time trying to figure out how to generate more pollution. … Continue reading →

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July 28, VCS and VUFT File Appeal in Lawsuit Against VA, Citing Serious Veteran Suicide Epidemic

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Team VCS

Veterans appeal ruling in lawsuit against VA Monday Jul 28, 2008 – As promised, the advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense has filed an appeal in a case in which it accuses the Veterans Affairs Department of putting veterans at … Continue reading →

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McCaskill Takes on Military Industrial Complex

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Team VCS

July 25, 2008 – A scathing report accusing government auditors of corruption, issued by the government’s top investigative body, prompted a freshman senator to call for firings “by nightfall” on Thursday.     In her first term, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri), … Continue reading →

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Lawmakers Want VA Voting Drives

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Team VCS

July 25, 2008, Washington, DC – Two Democratic lawmakers on Friday asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to rescind a policy banning nonpartisan voter registration drives in its facilities. In May, VA Secretary James Peake issued a directive saying voter … Continue reading →

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