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Ho Hum Hamdan
July 25, 2008 – The more things change the more they stay the same. The long-awaited military trial of terror suspect Salim Hamdan, currently underway at the euphemistically-named “Camp Justice” at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, looks from the outside to be … Continue reading
July 25 VCS in the News: Florida Reclaims Money Set Aside for Deployed National Guard and Reserve
“That’s tragic,” said Paul Sullivan, executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, a nonprofit advocacy group in Washington. “Because the financial need is definitely still there.” July 25, 2008 – With patriotic fanfare, state lawmakers set aside $5-million in 2005 … Continue reading
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July 24 Civil Liberties Update: Group Files Complaint After Army Post Forces Recruits to Attend Religious Events
July 24, 2008, Topeka, KA – A national group alleged Wednesday that Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., is forcing soldiers to participate in a weekly religious event, a program that has been mentioned in a federal lawsuit in Kansas. Americans United … Continue reading
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Oops! We Did it Again – Army Still Failing to Fix Problems Leading to Walter Reed Scandal
July 23, 2008 – The generals were nervous. Lt. Gen. Robert Wilson moved his index finger across the page as he read his statement with a halting delivery. Maj. Gen. David Rubenstein, holding a discolored washcloth under the witness table … Continue reading
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Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base
July 23, 2008, El Toro, CA – El Toro Marine Air Station used to be the premiere Marine Corps aviation facility on the west coast. It closed in 1999 and is in the midst of big change; a park will … Continue reading
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Chairman Filner: Time to Expand Care for Agent Orange Exposure for Vietnam War Veterans – Seeks to Reverse Blue Water Navy Decision
July 24, 2008 – The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee chairman vowed Wednesday to push for the restoration of Agent Orange-related benefits and health care for Vietnam War veterans who served in the air and water of Vietnam but never set … Continue reading
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Study Warns that America Needs Better Ballots for 2008 Election
July 20, 2008 – The notorious butterfly ballot that Palm Beach County, Florida election officials used in the 2000 election is probably the most infamous of all election design snafus. It was one of many political, legal, and election administration … Continue reading
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Assault Victims in Military Face Tough Recovery
July 22, 2008, York, PA – It took Diane Pickel Plappert six months to tell a counselor that she had been raped while on duty in Iraq. While time passed, the former Navy nurse disconnected from her children and her … Continue reading
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Scope of PTSD Expands for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans, Pyschologist Tells Rotary Club
July 22, 2008, Charleston, WV – Doctors and psychologists are slowly coming to grips with the numbers of soldiers coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder, local psychologist David Clayman told members of the Rotary Club of … Continue reading
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Bad Days for Newsrooms – And Democracy
July 21, 2008 – The decline of newspapers is not about the replacement of the antiquated technology of news print with the lightning speed of the Internet. It does not signal an inevitable and salutary change. It is not a … Continue reading
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