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June 12, Civil Liberties Update: Harsh Rebuke for Bush Administration as Supreme Court Upholds Rule of Law

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Team VCS

Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal in Civilian Courts June 13, 2008 (print edition), Washington, DC — Foreign terrorism suspects held at the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba have constitutional rights to challenge their detention there in United States … Continue reading →

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Republicans Block Taxes on Big Oil Profits

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Team VCS

June 10, 2008 – Senate Republicans blocked a proposal Tuesday to tax the windfall profits of the largest oil companies, despite pleas by Democratic leaders to use the measure to address America’s anger over $4 a gallon gasoline. The Democratic … Continue reading →

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VA Officials Grilled on PTSD E-Mail

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Team VCS

June 10, 2008 – A Senate hearing called to determine if the Veterans Affairs Department is systemically denying veterans’ post-traumatic stress disorder claims in favor of less-costly diagnoses devolved into a circus of denials, backtracking, evasive answers and even an … Continue reading →

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June 11, Lawsuit Update: 43,000 Veterans Call VA Suicide Hotline Set Up in Response to Lawsuit

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Team VCS

June 10, 2008, Canandaigua, NY – U.S. Army soldiers committed suicide in 2007 at the highest rate on record, and the toll is climbing this year as long war deployments stretch on. At the Canandaigua VA Medical Center, the national … Continue reading →

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Editorial Column: Investigate This – The Propaganda Leading to Iraq War

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Team VCS

June 9, 2008 – “I think the questions were asked. I think we pushed. I think we prodded.  I think we challenged the president.  I think not only those of us in the White House press corps did that, but … Continue reading →

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Risk of ALS Exposure in Gulf War Veterans is Time Limited, Study Shows

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Team VCS

June 10, 2008 – A new study, led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC), says that cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) among soldiers who served in the first Persian Gulf War were caused by certain events during … Continue reading →

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June 10, News Investigation: Many Frontline Troops Turn to Meds to Cope

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Team VCS

They’re Using Anti-Depressants, Sleeping Pills To Combat Stress Of Battle June 10, 2008 – As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continue, we’re learning that a large number of troops are turning to medication to deal with the stress of … Continue reading →

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June 10, Iraq War Update: U.S. Seeking 58 Bases in Iraq, Iraqi Lawmakers Say

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Team VCS

June 9, 2008, Baghdad, Iraq – Iraqi lawmakers say the United States is demanding 58 bases as part of a proposed “status of forces” agreement that will allow U.S. troops to remain in the country indefinitely. Leading members of the … Continue reading →

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‘Anything Not to Go Back’ – Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Fight Against Multiple Combat Deployments

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Team VCS

June 16, 2008 – As an internist at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Stephanie Santos is used to finding odd things in people’s stomachs. So last spring when a young man, identifying himself as an Iraq-bound soldier, said he … Continue reading →

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Representative Kucinich Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against President Bush

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Team VCS

June 9, 2008, Washington, DC (AP) — Rep. Dennis Kucinich, a former Democratic presidential contender, said Monday he wants the House to consider a resolution to impeach President Bush. Speaker Nancy Pelosi consistently has said impeachment was “off the table.” … Continue reading →

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