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Bush Pocket Veto Outrages Veterans

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Bush’s ‘pocket veto’ denies veterans the right to sue Iraq and blocks key reforms passed by Congress to clean up the Walter Reed scandal and...

A Veteran’s Darkest Days

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A Veteran’s darkest days Written by Peter Macdonald How does one describe the need to die because you no longer belong? How does one...

Bill in Congress Would 'Flesh Out' Fake Veterans

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Stolen Valor Act Will Out Fake Veteransby Zach Church, The Eagle TribuneLAWRENCE - Jim Stokes isn't the only person in the country accused of...

Person of the year

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Person of the year by Peter MacdonaldNew Hampshire gives the Secretary of State (SOS), “Person of the year”. This man is a member of...

Creeping Fascism: History's Lessons

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Creeping Fascism: From Nazi Germany to Post 9/11 Americaby Ray McGovern, Consortium News “There are few things as odd as the calm, superior indifference with...

UNDER ONE NATION

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One nation under Godby Peter MacdonaldWhen does, taking up arms and abolishing become necessary in a civilized society of today. Eisenberg (the NH man...

Myths and Facts About Insulin For the Newly Diagnosed Diabetic

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UNDERSTANDING INSULIN USE WITH DIABETES IS IT NECESSARY OR NOT? BY CAROL DUFF R.N with information from the AMERICAN DIABETIC ASSOCIATION With Type 2 diabetes insulin is no always...

Beware the NAFTA Super Highway!

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Is the NAFTA Superhighway the first stage of a long, silent coup to supplant the sovereign United States with a North American Union?by Christopher...

Separating Heroes from Phonies is Impossible

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IT SEEMS CALIFORNIA NOW HAS A NEW "STOLEN VALOR" LAW MEANT TO PUNISH PHONY HEROES... SINCE REAL COMBAT VETS KNOW THAT MOST PHONY HEROES ARE...

Freedom in the United States

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Freedom in New Hampshire Written by Peter MacdonaldYou will notice that I continue to expose criminal judges and elected officials because what I am...

No Veteran Left Behind in Massachusetts

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Massachusetts sets the standard for war veterans benefits By Marybeth KennealyFour decades ago, Massachusetts became the only state to pass a law - later overruled in...

Censorship

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Censorship Written by Peter Macdonald 465 Packersfalls rd Lee NH 03824 603-659-6217Veteran’s letters should never be censored especially when they concern Veteran’s medical issues....

New VA finding: No liberal biased news limits PTSD stressors!

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New VA finding: No liberal biased news limits PTSD stressors! by Robert L. Hanafin, SP/5, U.S. Army (69-76) The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) yep, I...

Control Sought on Military Lawyers

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Bush wants power over promotions by Charlie Savage, The Boston GlobeWASHINGTON - The Bush administration is pushing to take control of the promotions of military...

Veteran’s Depression

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Veteran’s Depression by Peter MacDonaldDepression in a Veteran is some times camouflaged by naïve minds around us that believe that they know but have...

Some Brain Injuries Reduce Likelihood Of PTSD

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A new study of combat-exposed Vietnam War veterans shows that those with injuries to certain parts of the brain were less likely to develop...

GORDON DUFF: Chrismas Day 2007 – What does Xmas mean to our Veterans...

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Turkey in the oven?  Not the real one as Christmas sems to be under review Christmas Holidays for  our Veterans and Soldiers BY G. DUFF Do I really...

US Soldiers Stage Mutiny in Baghdad

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After an IED attack killed five members of their platoon, members of the unit gathered and decided that they could no longer function professionally. ...

The Ghost of Christmas Present (2007)

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The Ghost of Christmas PresentA 2007 comparative look at Charles Dickens,  A Christmas Carol. By Robert L. Hanafin, Major, U.S. Air Force-Retired With a bit of...

Veteran Who Lost Leg in Iraq War Fights for Benefits

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Veteran’s Must RealizeVeteran Who Lost Leg in Iraq War Fights for Benefitsby Peter MacdonaldThis is why I fight for the rights being denied people...

Christmas Eve 2007

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 HERE WE STAND, ORDERED TO WORRY ABOUT OUR TROOPSWHO THE HELL ARE THEY ANYWAY?BY G. DUFFWe are facing another Christmas at war.  This year,...

Senate Passes Va Tech-Inspired Gun Bill

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CONGRESS PASSES COMPROMISE GUN BILL THAT OFFERS VETERANS, AND OTHERS, SPECIAL PROTECTIONSBy LAURIE KELLMAN VA would have to notify a person flagged as mentally...

GORDON DUFF: Freedom and Tyranny, a Day in Detroit

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FORGOTTEN HISTORY LEADS TO SHAME AND DISHONOR BY Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Yesterday, as I so often do, I loaded into the car and drove...

Military Christmas Overseas

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Military Christmas OverSeasby Peter MacdonaldI have moments every year at this time, since 1974 when I came home. The feeling of loneness, and the...

Bogus Commentary on How U.S. Lost the Vietnam War

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Bogus passage allegedly penned by former North Vietnam General Vo Nguyen Giap attributes U.S. loss of the Vietnam War to homefront disruption caused by...

Parker Hannifin Corporation Teams with HireVeterans to Employ America's Best

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Parker Hannifin Corporation Seeks War Veterans for Hire by K. Morgan Barker Parker Hannifin Corporation, the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control...

Armed Forces 'Superbug' Menaces US

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Experts fear an infection caught by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will invade civilian hospitalsPeter Beaumont, foreign affairs editor  The UK, the United States...

Oldest World War I U.S. Veteran Dies at 109

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Oldest U.S. WWI Vet Dies at 109Veteran J. Russell Coffey Wanted People to Remember his Contributions, Not his AgeJ. Russell Coffey, the oldest known surviving...

What are Presidential Candidate's Veterans Platforms (Part Two)

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 What are Presidential Candidate's Veterans Platforms (Part Two) "Ask not what you can do for your candidate, ask what your canidate will do to EARN...

Global Manufacturer Hiring War Veterans

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Parker Hannifin Corporation Seeks War Veterans for Hire Parker Hannifin Corporation Teams with HireVeterans to Employ America's Best by K. Morgan Barker Parker Hannifin...

Christmas in Fallujah Billy Joel Anti-War Song Cass Dillon

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Billy Joel Celebrates "Christmas in Fallujah"Anti-War Song Gets Massive Attention from CriticsBilly Joel puts a dark spin on the sentiments of John Lennon’s “Happy...

Veteran’s Suicide

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Veteran’s Suicide by Peter MacdonaldIt is shameful when Veteran’s Suicide is less important to newspapers than a dog eating Red Sox W.S. Baseball. I...

US Presidency to be Outsourced to India

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Congress today announced that the office of President of the United States of  America will be outsourced to India, effective immediatelyCourtesy of SatireThe move is being made...

A Corrupt New Hampshire Congresswoman

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A Corrupt New Hampshire Congresswomanby Peter MacdonaldThe Veterans page of the NH news continues to print stories of how great U.S. Rep. Shea-Porter is....

World War III Started the Day The Berlin Wall Came Down

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Dedicated to Those  in DenialWorld War III Started the Day The Berlin Wall Came Downby E Paul Newell World War III started without you. You...

A true American Hero

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A true American Hero By Peter MacdonaldThis Man could be any Veteran because every Veteran is a hero’s to me. On Veterans day at...

Pentagon Cover Up

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Pentagon cover up: 15,000 or more US deaths in Iraq war?by Mike WhitneyThe Pentagon has been concealing the true number of American casualties in...

The Forgotten Soldiers

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Old U.S. Allies, Still Hiding Deep in Laos by Thomas Fuller, New York TimesLeft, A recent visit to Yang's jungle hideout was the first...

What is a U.S. Military Veteran

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What is a U.S. Military Veteran? by Peter MacdonaldThis is a person that served in the military service (esp. in a war). A U.S....

A Gold Star Family Holiday

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How does a Gold Star Family celebrate the holidays?by Amy BranhamA Gold Star Family is a family who has had a member of their...

An Open Letter to John P Allen, General Manager of VeteransToday.com

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An Open Letter to John P Allen, General Manager of VeteransToday.comJohn I received your note on placing only articles on the news that relates...

Christmas Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery

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Arlington at ChristmasCompany in Maine Quietly Extends Respect to the Fallen for the HolidaysReaders may be interested to know that these wreaths -- some 5,000...