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Missouri Sen. Kit Bond Won’t Seek Re-Election
January 8, 2009, Jefferson City, MO – Republican Sen. Kit Bond announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2010, saying he does not “aspire to become Missouri’s oldest senator.” Bond, 69, made the announcement at the state Capitol, … Continue reading
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VA Health Enrollment to Rise; Lawmakers Shrug Off CBO
January 10, 2009 – An estimated 258,000 middle-income veterans with no service-connected health conditions will be allowed by late June to enroll in the VA health care system. Enrollment means access to VA health care in exchange for modest co-payments, … Continue reading
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Helping Soldiers Cope with Stress Disorder
January 9, 2009, Copperas Cove, TX – Carissa Picard had been working nearly non-stop for 36 hours on a Fort Bragg soldier’s case, and it didn’t appear, at least to her, that she’d be stopping any time soon. With piles … Continue reading
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Oklahoma City Army Veteran Charged with Making Bombs
January 8, 2009 – Steven Andrew Jordal, 24, was arrested Dec. 22 after an informant told Oklahoma City police Jordal was trying to sell such devices to criminals. Jordal, a former infantry tank specialist in the Army, was carrying a … Continue reading
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Famed Prosecuter Vows President Bush Will be Brought to Justice for War Crimes
January 2009 – The former Los Angeles County district attorney who put Charles Manson and his followers behind bars for life is not finished with outgoing President George W. Bush. Indeed—rough though the road may be—Vincent Bugliosi sees the upcoming … Continue reading
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Playing Tetris: Prescription for Traumatic Memories?
January 7, 2009 – Aficionados of the computer-based game Tetris describe the manipulation of its geometric shapes as mind-bending, time-expending and utterly absorbing. But an innoculation against the mental anguish of war memories? Who’d have guessed it? A study published … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: Beyond the Yellow Ribbon – Ending Homelessness for Our Veterans
January 7, 2009 – One of the most tragic things about America’s homelessness population is the prevalence of veterans. Service men and women make up a quarter of our nation’s homeless. This is unacceptable. Frustrating. Sickening. We are a country … Continue reading
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President-Elect Obama Picks Step Brother of Iraq War Veteran Suicide to Ride Train to Inauguration
January 8, 2009 – Matt Kuntz, who spearheaded the fight to combat post-traumatic stress disorder in Montana, has been invited to travel with President-elect Barack Obama on his Whistle Stop Tour by train to Washington, D.C., for the presidential inauguration. … Continue reading
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Injured Vets Wait for DoD Disability Appeal Process
January 7, 2009, Wilmington, NC – Wounded troops are still waiting to file new appeals of disability ratings that determine what kind of medical care and benefits they get after federal officials missed their goal for beginning the process. The … Continue reading
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Defense Secretary Gates Sees Wars Costing $136 Billion More in 2009
January 7, 2009 – Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan would cost almost $136 billion for the 2009 budget year that began Oct. 1 if they continue at their current pace, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says. He told top lawmakers … Continue reading
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