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German media: U.S. prepares Iran strike

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German media: U.S. prepares Iran strikeby Martin Walker The Bush administration is preparing its NATO allies for a possible military strike against suspected nuclear sites...

The Sex Lives and Sexual Frustrations of US troops in Iraq

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The Sex Lives and Sexual Frustrations of US troops in Iraq by Stephen Soldz Well over a hundred thousand American men and women, most younger...

Pentagon propaganda program orders soldiers to promote Iraq war while home on leave

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Pentagon propaganda program orders soldiers to promote Iraq war while home on leave

Fla. Boy Coming Home After Iraq Adventure

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Teenager survives secret solo trip to Iraqby Jason Staziuso, The Wasington Post BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A 16-year-old from Florida who traveled to Iraq on his...

Pro-War Group Takes to the Airwaves

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Outside Advocacy Group Aims To Rally Support by Backing Bush's Initial Claims on Iraqby Yochi J. Dreazen and John D. McKinnon, The Wall Street...

U.S. veterans’ stress disorder claims jump

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The VA reports the cost of treating veterans for stress disorders skyrocketed in the past years, raising numerous concerns.  Among the concerns is that...

Spying, the Constitution and the I-word’

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2006 will offer up Nixon-era nastiness and a chorus of calls to impeach Bushby Howard Fineman WASHINGTON - In the first weeks and months after...

Kay Griggs talks

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Kay Griggs, Former Marine Colonel's Wife, Talks Again About Military Assassin Squads, Drug Running, Illegal Weapon Deals And Sexual Perversion Deep Within The Highest...

From the battlefield to the boardroom

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Leaving the military ranks for a civilian job is the career change of a lifetime, now more corporations are giving service personnel the chance...

More Americans growing weary of civil liberties sacrifices

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More Americans growing weary of civil liberties sacrificesby Jim Puzzanghera and Truong Phuoc Khánh Like many Americans, the Rev. Dan Hutt of Palo Alto was...

Military moms warned

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Letter From A Military "Mom": Domestic Spying & Incident of Intimidation of Military Familiesby Robin Vaughan I am sending this letter to you in...

Bush Phones Christmas Wishes to Military

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WASHINGTON -- President Bush called nine U.S. service members deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the...

U.S. announces GI cuts in Iraq

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About 7,000 Troops to come homeBy Borzou Daragahi and Greg Miller BAGHDAD -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced a modest reduction of U.S. troop numbers...

From Heckles to Halos

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In dramatic contrast to the Vietnam War era, U.S. service personnel now are being treated to strangers' spontaneous bursts of gratitude.by Faye Fiore There's a...

USO cheers troops, but Iraq gigs tough to book

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Hard to find Christmas entertainment for troopsby Martin Kasindorf and Steve Komarow, USA Today In the Christmas tradition of the Andrews Sisters wowing World War...

2 million veterans, widows miss out on VA pensions

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US veterans and widows are sometimes unaware of pensionsby Chris Adams, Knight Ridder Nearly 2 million poor veterans or their impoverished widows are likely missing...

Wife Charged In Reservist’s Murder

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Home for Christmas after nearly a year in the Middle East, Navy Reservist Paul Berkley was making up for lost time with his family....

The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2005

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The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2005 The world will remember 2005 for its natural disasters, the passing of a pope, and the ongoing...

Where’s the Outrage?

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Bush's defense of his phone-spying program has disturbing echoes of arguments once used by South Africa's apartheid regime. Why Americans should examine the parallels....

Add-Ons to Defense Bill Ill-Serves Troops and America

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Add-Ons to Defense Bill Ill-Serves Troops and Americaby Diane M. Grassi  The U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up 2005 by adopting a $453 billion budget...

Easten Regional Carreer Expo coming

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East Coast Employers Gain Advantage in Hiring Military Veterans As more employers realize that transitioning military personnel and veterans "dramatically increase the talent pool" of...

PRESIDENT BUSH ADMITS TO A FEDERAL CRIME

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PRESIDENT BUSH ADMITS TO A FEDERAL CRIME U.S.A. - Monarchy or Democracy? by John P. Allen Well folks, we can spin, look the other way, pretend, close...

TSA Wants Access to Veterans’ Files to Add Mental Defectives’ to Watch List

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Will your medical records prevent you from flying? Is there an efficient, legal way to keep crazy people off airplanes altogether, like the manic depressive...

Pearl Harbor casualty named 64 years later

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Navy Seaman Missing from Pearl Harbor Attack is Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a...

Transcript of Bush Speech:

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President Bush said Iraq's election was a great step forward but much work remained to be done and had to be done. The White...

Job outlook brighter for Guardsmen and reservists

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Employers are getting the message and now the rules: Give returning National Guardsmen and reservists back their jobs.by James W. Crawley WASHINGTON -- For the...

Terror war takes hit on home front

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Senate refuses to renew Patriot ActBy Bennett Roth President Bush's war on terrorism suffered a double blow Friday when the Senate blocked renewal of the...

Bush defends warrant-less wiretaps

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Legality of program questioned; Senate probe on way by William Spain President Bush defended his use of warrant-less wiretaps Saturday, saying the eavesdropping is necessary...

Donating cars to Purple Heart Helps Our Veterans!

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Donate your vehicle to Purple Heart The Military Order of the Purple Heart is a Congressionally chartered non-profit organization that has been dedicated to helping...

Why Did Americans Turn Against War in Iraq So Quickly?

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Bush's public relations offensive against his anti-war critics is uphill work. Within two years, polls show, Americans soured on the Iraq War -- far...

President Relents, Backs Ban on Torture

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McCain Proposal Had Veto-Proof Supportby Josh White President Bush reversed position yesterday and endorsed a torture ban crafted by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) after months...

Two WWII soldiers enlist in fight against this war

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Two WWII soldiers enlist in fight against this warby Michael Hill WOODSTOCK, N.Y. -- In 1945, Jay Wenk was a shy Brooklyn boy puffed up...

Is the Pentagon spying on Americans?

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Secret database obtained by NBC News tracks suspicious' domestic groupsBy Lisa Myers, Douglas Pasternak, Rich Gardella and the NBC Investigative Unit WASHINGTON - A year...

Veterans share views on Iraq war

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Veterans share views on Iraq warby C.W. Nevius  When the Commonwealth Club recently hosted a panel of veterans who fought in Iraq, a lot...

Vietnam vet’s INCOME TOO LOW FOR WIFE AND CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH HIM IN...

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Vietnam vet's INCOME TOO LOW FOR WIFE AND CHILDREN TO LIVE WITH HIM IN AMERICA My husband, a Vietnam veteran, and I have been married for 21 years....

Is the U.S. Already Bankrupt?

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Is the U.S. Already Bankrupt? The United States Is In Deep Doodoo! Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN)...

Pentagon devising scenarios for martial law in US

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Pentagon devising scenarios for martial law in USBy Patrick Martin According to a report published Monday by the Washington Post, the Pentagon has developed its...

Homeless Veterans: An Ongoing National and Local Disgrace

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Homeless Veterans: An Ongoing National and Local Disgraceby Stu Steinberg According to many contemporaneous media sources, there are almost 300,000 homeless veterans in the United...

Study: Flu Pandemic in US Would Kill Millions, Cripple Economy

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A U.S. government study says a bird flu pandemic in the United States would kill as many as two million Americans and cause an...

A Tragedy that Started with Pearl Harbor

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A tragedy that started with Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941by Robert Schneider The United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  This was the...

ACLU: Colorado Protesters placed in terror files

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The names and licenseplate numbers of about 30 people who protested three years ago in Colorado were put into FBI domestic-terrorism filesby Anslee Willett Colorado Springs--The...

Bush on the Constitution: ‘It’s just a goddamned piece of paper’

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Bush on the Constitution: 'It's just a goddamned piece of paper'by Doug Thompson Last month, Republican Congressional leaders filed into the Oval Office to meet...