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Agent Orange Study Findings Flawed

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Two scientists involved in 25-year, $140 million study say it may underestimate cancer risks for Vietnam vetsby Clark Brooks A design flaw in the federal government's...

Senate Approves $70B For War Spending

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The Senate unanimously approved $70 billion more for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan Friday as part of a record Pentagon budget.by Andrew Taylor The bill, now on...

Why We Don’t Have Enough Troops in Iraq

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As the Pentagon weighs whether to put more boots on the ground, TIME examines the reasons behind the U.S.'s chronic manpower shortage by Brian...

VA Construction Bill Passed by Senate

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Bill also speeds up educational benefits for spouses of seriously wounded veterans A bipartisan bill which authorizes more than $2 billion in funding for numerous major...

U.S. Security Associates, Inc. reaches out to Hire U.S. Military Veterans

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Get to Know Employers who Support Our Veterans U.S. Security Associates, Inc. reaches out to Hire America's Best by Lynn Earle PPS, at HireVeterans.com U.S. Security Associates,...

Cost of War: $550 Billion and Counting

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The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service estimates that the total price tag for U.S. military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as counterterrorism activities...

Report Offered By Bush Shows Terrorism Threat Evolving and Growing

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Bush labels his own intelligence info 'naive'by Richard Sisk WASHINGTON - President Bush criticized his own intelligence agencies yesterday as "naive" for saying the Iraq...

NYC to Veterans: Give Us Your Paychecks

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Many NYC police officers and firefighters served with the U.S. military in Iraq. The city is asking these soldiers to repay their city salaries.by...

U.S. Military’s Forgotten Women

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Women on the Frontlines in Iraqby Lizette Alvarez The New York Times Lieutenant Emily Perez, 23, a West Point graduate who outran many men, directed...

Military Veterans Get Benefits They Didn’t Know They Had

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Veterans Discover Benefits They Never Knew They Had Loretta Jordan, at her Bellevue home, is "still in shock" that the VA covers the cost of...

Loomis Fargo & Company seeks to Hire and Employ U.S. Military Veterans

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Get to Know Employers who Support Our Veterans LOOMIS FARGO opens it's Job Doors to U.S. Veterans by Lynn Earle PPS, at HireVeterans.com Loomis, Fargo & Co.,...

Leaked US Intelligence Findings Show War on Iraq Has Increased Terror Threat

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Comprehensive US Intelligence report shows terrorism has increased The New York Times newspaper has published what it says are the findings of a classified US...

AWOL Soldier Returns From Canada to Turn Himself In

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Army deserter will return to face consequences LEXINGTON, Kentucky-- A soldier who fled to Canada two years ago after serving in Iraq said he would...

U.S. fatalities in war exceed those from Sept. 11

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Military deaths in Iraq, Afghanistan reach 2,974 Left, Flag-draped coffins of U.S. war casualties are seen aboard a cargo plane in Dover, Del., in a...

Tenfold Increase in Military War Veterans Suffering From Stress Last 18 Months

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VA Reports Tenfold Increase in Veterans Seeking Care for Symptoms of Stress and Other PTSD Related Illnessesby Lolita C. Baldor WASHINGTON - More than one-third...

An Open Letter From a Veteran: Working With Washington Can Be Impossible

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It's Next To Impossible To Communicate With Washington Dear Vice President Cheney: You may think that I'm picking on you with my letters; the truth is that...

The Ground Truth: Iraq War Veterans Speak Out

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'Truth' of troops in Iraq gets past politicsby Claudia Puig, USA TODAY The Ground Truth is a cinematic call to arms. It asks that we not...

Veterans Take a Hit From Entitlement Politics In America

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Soldiers and Veterans Take a Hit From Entitlement Politics In Americaby Rush Limbaugh I think the vast differences in compensation between victims of the September...

VA Underestimates Care Costs For Military Veterans

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VA knew budget was off by billions WASHINGTON - Nearly a year before they asked Congress for another $3 billion in funding, Veterans Affairs officials...

BREAKING NEWS: Bush, McCain reach agreement on tribunal laws

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Deal comes as House, Senate wrangle over how to treat enemy combatants WASHINGTON - President Bush and Republican negotiators led by Sen. John McCain have...

Military Veterans Suffer Dramatic Increase in Tinnitus

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Military Veterans Suffer Dramatic Increase in Tinnitus, Other Hearing Damage from Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan; American Tinnitus Association Calls for Boost in Funding, Research...

Do Congress and the President Support Our Wounded Troops and Their Families?

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Take the Following Quiz and You Decide if Congress and Our President Support our Troops: A Marine loses their eyesight in a bomb blast in...

Iraq War’s Signature Wound: Brain Injury

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Traumatic brain injuries are the signature wound of the Iraq war, a byproduct of improved armor that allows troops to survive once-deadly attacks but...

Bush Owes Us An Apology

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Bush Owes Us An Apologyby Keith Olbermann, MSNBC.com  The President of the United States owes this country an apology.  It will not be offered, of...

Treat Military Veterans, Not Syndrome

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VA should focus on meeting medical needs of former soldiers While the precise nature of illnesses among veterans of the Gulf War remains unclear, one...

Wounded Warrior Fundraiser for Permanently Disabled Combat Veterans

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Wounded Warrior Project Raises Funds for Permanently Disabled Combat Veterans October 7th Our army reserve unit recently returned from a tour in Iraq. It was our...

OLIVE GROUP opens it’s Job Doors to U.S. Military Veterans

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Get to Know Employers who Support Our Veterans The OLIVE GROUP opens it's Job Doors to U.S. Veterans by Lynn Earle PPS, at HireVeterans.com Olive Group, an...

The Forgotten Afghanistan War and the Blurring of Enemy Lines

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Identifying the enemy can be difficult; mistakes can be costly, in lives, allegiances.by Andrew Maykuth Left: A boy peers from behind a house post in...

Researchers Investigate a New Treatment for Iraq War Veterans

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Veterans with PTSD Can Enroll in Study Combining New Drug and Virtual Reality Emory University researchers are embarking on a study they hope will enhance the...

Military Lawyers Caught in Middle on Tribunals

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Military Lawyers Caught in Middle on Tribunals by Mark Mazzetti and Neil A. Lewis On Wednesday evening, the night before a crucial Senate vote on...

The Pentagon’s 12-Step Program to Create a Military of Misfits

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The Pentagon's 12-Step Program to Create a Military of MisfitsBy Nick Turse Military recruiting in 2006 has been marked by upbeat pronouncements from Defense Secretary...

Recruiters Say HireVeterans.com Gets the Job Done

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HireVeterans.com is Found Most Effective Way to Find and Hire Employees Recruiters and HR leaders find online job sites, effective in filling openings, despite complaints that...

Real GIs Star In Video Game

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Used As U.S. Army Recruiting Tool, Along With Action Figures Of The Soldiers Left: A scene from the U.S. Army video game "America's Army," Uncle...

Job Fair Seeking War Veterans in NYC This Month

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The famous TECHEXPO Career Fairs have officially returned to Downtown New York City this Fall! Over 45 employers are ready to interview experienced tech...

Boeing Opens it’s Employment Doors to U.S. Veterans

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Get to Know Employers who Support Our Veterans The Boeing Company opens it's Employment Doors to U.S. Veterans by Lynn Earle PPS, at HireVeterans.com Boeing is the...

Researchers Identify “Male Warrior Effect”

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Men may have developed a psychology that makes them particularly able to engage in wars, a scientist said on Friday. New research has shown...

Military Experience Makes Better Citizens

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How I Learned That There is More to Being a Citizen Than Paying Taxesby David E. Bailey My father was a member of the "greatest...

VA Report: There is No Gulf War Syndrome

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VA Report: There is No Gulf War Syndrome There is no such thing as Gulf War syndrome, even though U.S. and foreign veterans of the...

9-11 vs World War II

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A Contrast Made Between September 11th and World War IIby Robert W. Schneider On 9-11, the nation memorialized the victims of  the terrible tragedy in...

Sept. 11, 5 years later: ‘We stand together’

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Moments of silence to Remember 9/11 held in N.Y., Pentagon, Boston, Shanksville NEW YORK - The World Trade Center site fell silent four times ...

The Military Draft Must Be Reinstated

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America's youth must serve their country, one way or anotherby Edward Bernard Glick The United States military has a very big problem: Too many global...

Straight to the Heart

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Battle Cries: For U.S. troops and their wives and children, the Iraq war's invisible costs just keep on piling up. by Michael Hastings, Newsweek Left:...