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Iraq War Veteran Suicide in Southern California
November 9, 2008, Fallbrook, California – Marine officials on Saturday released the identity of a officer believed to have killed himself in the Fallbrook home he shared with his wife and his mother. Capt. Jonathan N. Keslerramirez, 35, was found … Continue reading
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President Bush and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Issued Secret Orders to Attack Other Nations
Secret Order Lets U.S. Raid Al Qaeda in Many Countries November 10, 2008, Washington, DC — The United States military since 2004 has used broad, secret authority to carry out nearly a dozen previously undisclosed attacks against Al Qaeda and … Continue reading
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Tests Start on U.S.-Backed Drug for Stress Disorder
November 3, 2008, Basel, Switzerland – Clinical trials have begun on a new U.S-backed drug to treat the debilitating feeling of heightened vigilance experienced by veterans with post-traumatic stress, Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Synosia said Monday. The study is funded with … Continue reading
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Helping Veterans Overcome Mental-Health Stigma
November 10, 2008, Tucson, Arizona – This Veterans Day, we can do more than fly the flag and express our deep appreciation for sacrifices made during wartime. Thousands of veterans are in need of mental health and addiction services. The … Continue reading
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Pentagon Board Says Cuts Essential
November 10, 2008 – A senior Pentagon advisory group, in a series of bluntly worded briefings, is warning President-elect Barack Obama that the Defense Department’s current budget is “not sustainable,” and he must scale back or eliminate some of the … Continue reading
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Editorial Column: More Pain to Come Treating Hundreds of Thousands of Wounded from Iraq and Afghanistan
President Bush will bequeath President-Elect Obama a national debt — $10.5 trillion and rising — that has almost doubled since he took office, even before you factor in the full costs of the financial bailout and the Medicare prescription benefit, as well … Continue reading
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Nov 9, Editorial Column: War Veterans with TBI Pay the Price of Waste at VA
War Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury Pay the Price of Waste at VA, Says Dr. Robert Van Boven November 6, 2008, Austin, Texas – The following was released today by Dr. Robert Van Boven, M.D., D.D.S.: A recent report from … Continue reading
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Iraq War News: United Kingdom to Pull Troops Out of Iraq by April 2009
The majority of British troops will be out of Iraq by next April with final negotiations underway for a mass withdrawal, it was claimed today. November 7, 2008 – Speaking during a visit to Basra, Douglas Alexander, the International Development … Continue reading
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Push to Exand Voter Rolls and Early Balloting in U.S.
November 6, 2008 – Many of the states that allowed early voting this year experienced few delays on Election Day, and now federal election officials, lawmakers and voting experts say people in every state should have the same privilege. There … Continue reading
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Iraq Continues to Insist on Firm U.S. Troop Pullout Date
November 7, 2008 – Reporting from Baghdad — Two days after Barack Obama’s election as president, Iraqi officials continued to insist on a withdrawal date for U.S. troops regardless of conditions on the ground, and maintained their demand that American … Continue reading
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