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May 1: Attorneys Present Final Argument in Veterans’ Lawsuit Against VA
May 1, 2008, San Francisco, CA – A federal court judge in San Francisco today heard closing arguments from lawyers disputing whether the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is providing adequate care for veterans with stress disorders, and whether the … Continue reading
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Senators Call for Action to Improve Veterans’ Mental Health Care
April 30, 2008, Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member of the Committee, held a press conference today to call for improved mental health … Continue reading
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House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Approves Landmark Bills
April 30, 2008, Washington, DC – Today, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee led by Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA), approved fourteen bills to improve services and benefits provided for America’s veterans at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. “Caring for veterans is … Continue reading
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Dad’s Video of Run-Down Barracks Sparks Military Response
April 28, 2008 – The U.S. military is promising action to address conditions in a barracks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, after a soldier’s father posted images on YouTube showing a building that he said “should be condemned.” “This is … Continue reading
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Some War Veterans Find GI Bill Falls Short
April 29, 2008 – Two years after a rocket-propelled grenade hit Nathan Toews during an ambush in southern Afghanistan, sending shrapnel shooting into his skull and spiderwebbing through his brain, he has recovered enough to ask: What now? Like so … Continue reading
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Toxic Gulf War Legacy: U.S. Government Ships Sand Contaminated with Depleted Uranium from Kuwait to Idaho
April 29, 2008 – Longshoremen should finish unloading 6,700 tons of sand contaminated with depleted uranium and lead Tuesday afternoon, said Chad Hyslop, spokesman for the disposal company American Ecology. The BBC Alabama arrived at the port Saturday afternoon with … Continue reading
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DoD Secretary Gates Claims Iran Kills U.S. Service Members in Iraq
April 29, 2008 – A second American aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf on Tuesday as the Pentagon ordered military commanders to develop new options for attacking Iran. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports that the planning … Continue reading
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Abuse of Power: Cheney Lawyer Claims Congress Has No Authority Over Vice President
April 29, 2008 – The lawyer for US vice-president Dick Cheney claimed today that the Congress lacks any authority to examine his behaviour on the job. The exception claimed by Cheney’s counsel came in response to requests from congressional Democrats … Continue reading
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The War Within: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
April 27, 2008 – James Sperry’s nightmares always take him back to Fallujah. There, he saw his friends blown apart. There, his best friend died despite his best efforts. And there, Sperry himself nearly died on Nov. 9, 2004, when … Continue reading
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Mitchell to VA: ‘My Patience is at an End’
April 25, 2008 -Rep Harry Mitchell (D-5) has given Deparment of Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake an option: Produce documents related to suicides among veterans by May 9, or he will pursue “other options.” In a letter sent to Peake’s … Continue reading
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