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Chairman Hall to Hold Oversight Hearing on VA Document Shredding
Joint Subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Oversight and Investigations Hearing: Document Tampering and Mishandling at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Date: February 25, 2009Time: 10:00 a.m.Location: 334 Cannon HOB
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Editorial Column: There is No Victory in Iraq
February 5, 2009 – It is hard to read stories like this one from the New York Times, and to not be heartened, if nothing else than on a purely human level: BAGHDAD — Iraqis voted on Saturday for … Continue reading
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Tagged terrorism, voting rights
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Billion-Dollar Budgeting Demands Oversight
February 5, 2009 – Linda Bilmes served as an assistant secretary in President Clinton’s Commerce Department and has written extensively about government budgets and the costs of the Iraq War. It’s Professor Bilmes these days, as she teaches advanced budgeting … Continue reading
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Tagged backlog, VA Claims Crisis
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Chairman Filner Says New VA Secretary Shinseki off to ‘Great Start’
Secretary promises to be forceful advocate for veterans and forthright with Congress. February 4, 2009, Washington, DC – On Wednesday, February 4, 2009, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Bob Filner conducted a hearing on the state of the Department … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Why Are We Still at War?
February 3, 2009 – The United States began its war in Afghanistan 88 months ago. “The war on terror” has no sunset clause. As a perpetual emotion machine, it offers to avenge what can never heal and to fix grief … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Security in Iraq, Relatively Speaking
February 3, 2009 – If there is to be any degree of honesty in our communication, we must begin to acknowledge that the lexicon of words that describes the human condition is no longer universally applicable. I am in Iraq … Continue reading
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’94 Military Report Panned Humvee as ‘Deathtrap’
February 3, 2009 – Army and Marine Corps officials knew nearly a decade before the invasion of Iraq that its workhorse Humvee vehicle, was a “deathtrap” even with armor added to protect it against roadside bombs, according to an inspector … Continue reading
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Taliban Burns 10 Trucks on Afghanistan-Pakistan Supply Route
February 5, 2009 – Reporting from Istanbul, Turkey, and Peshawar, Pakistan — A day after blowing up a crucial land bridge, Taliban militants torched 10 supply trucks returning from Afghanistan to Pakistan on Wednesday, underscoring the insurgents’ dominance of the … Continue reading
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New Play about Iraq War: The Lonely Soldier Monologues (Women at War in Iraq)
February 4, 2009 – William Electric Black will direct “The Lonely Soldier Monologues (Women at War In Iraq)” by Helen Benedict. The play is based on Benedict’s book, “The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq” (Beacon … Continue reading
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Tagged mental health
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Editorial Column: Unreleased Pentagon Report Urges Afghanistan War Escalation
February 3, 2009, Washington, DC – A classified Pentagon report urges President Barack Obama to shift U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan, de-emphasizing democracy-building and concentrating more on targeting Taliban and al-Qaida sanctuaries inside Pakistan with the aid of Pakistani military … Continue reading
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