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Michael W. Smith inspires in the New Year

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by Donna Teresa I have always believed that music has certain healing powers. Music has never failed to help lift me up, even during...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 12-31-08

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Oshkosh Corp., Oshkosh, Wis. is being awarded a maximum $1,121,351,999 firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, sole source contract for heavy and medium tactical trucks...

Israel Is Foolishly Breeding the Next Generation of Islamic Militants in Gaza

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By Chris HedgesCan anyone who is following the Israeli air attacks on Gaza-the buildings blown to rubble, the children killed on their way to...

VA Providing Florida Vets with Verification Letters

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VA Providing Florida Veterans with Disability Verification Letters for First Time For State and Local Tax ExemptionsWASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...

VA Awards $3.5 Million for Cemetery in Bakersfield, Calif

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Construction to Begin Early 2009WASHINGTON  – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded more than $2.8 million to a Jamestown, Calif., contractor to...

Court: DoD violated veterans hiring preferences

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By Elise CastelliThe Defense Department violated the rights of a veteran who was seeking an entry-level, civilian auditing job when it decided to hire...

Hospital Invites OIF/OEF Veterans to help fellow Veterans

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HARTFORD HOSPITAL INVITES OIF/OEF VETERANS TO PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY TO HELP FELLOW VETERANSHartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut is investigating a state-of-the art technology...

VAN BOVEN: Dealing with PTSD

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by Robert Van BovenOn Friday, December 19th, millions of Americans were exposed on the "Dr. Phil" show to the antithesis of service many of...

DoD /IG finds that America Supports You.mil misused tax dollars for 2006/2007 Bell Helicopter...

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DoD /IG finds that America Supports You.mil misused tax dollars for 2006/2007 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowlby Robert L. Hanafin, Major, U.S. Air Force-RetiredThe...

How do I obtain information regarding rules and regulations that govern VA loan under...

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Also information on appeals, disputes and complaint claim forms.  Good questions, well, I would call the regional VA office for your area. Lenders have a...

Filipino WWII Veterans Update

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by Lillian GaledoWhat an incredible year! Even in the midst of catastrophic economic worries, there is a sense of hope and a belief that...

New Exhibit on USAF Hospital at Balad Opens at National Museum of Health and...

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EXHIBIT FEATURING EMERGENCY ROOM FROM AIR FORCE HOSPITAL IN BALAD, IRAQ OPENS AT NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE  Washington, D.C. – The National...

Gaza: Leaders Lie, Civilians Die and the Lessons of History Are Ignored

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Quite a lot of the dead this weekend appear to have been Hamas members, but what is it supposed to solve?  By Robert FiskWe've got...

Israel's Onslaught: One of Its Bloodiest Attacks on Palestinians in 60 Years

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Israel's Onslaught: One of Its Bloodiest Attacks on Palestinians in 60 YearsBy Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!Update: The Gaza death toll has passed 375Amid worldwide...

Military Update: Tricare deputy gives system ‘C+ or B-’

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By Tom PhilpottToo many beneficiaries of the military direct-care health system still can’t get timely appointments, or reach doctors after hours, or establish a...

VA Ramps Up Job Search for Injured Vets

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WASHINGTON – Thirty percent of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are veterans – the second highest ranking among cabinet departments after...

VA Approves Increase in Some Vets' Travel Reimbursement

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Some Veterans to See Another Travel Reimbursement IncreaseWASHINGTON – Service-disabled and low-income veterans who are reimbursed for travel expenses while receiving care at Department of...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 12-30-08

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Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Expected Influx Of Veterans Said To Require Colleges To Adapt.   2. Wyoming Veteran Deals With TBI.   3. VA Program Is First...

Changes coming to veterans hospitals?

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By Jennifer CalhounA recent brouhaha over closing the emergency room at Salisbury’s Veterans Affairs hospital has some critics worried that unwarranted changes could be...

BOOK REVIEW: America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy...

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From The New York Times Reviewed by Michiko Kakutani In the months before the American invasion of Iraq, among the few members of the foreign policy...

AN AMERICAN VOICE

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WHAT VETERANS TODAY TELLS THE WORLD:  DEFINING AMERICABy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITERVETERANS TODAYMost of the world defines America by CNN, Fox News and TV...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 12-30-08

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Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $221,690,616 modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price contract (N00019-07-C-0060) to exercise options to procure...

TAX TIME: Intrepid Concert cost American tax payers $165,000

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DOD/IG Finding: Susan Davis International was paid by America Supports You.mil more than $165,000 in tax payer dollars to put on the Intrepid Concert...

Was the 'Credit Crunch' a Myth Used to Sell a Trillion-Dollar Scam?

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By Joshua HollandThere is something approaching a consensus that the Paulson Plan -- also known as the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP --...

Fleecing of America: America Supports You.mil Uses Tax Payer Money Tree for Special Events

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DOD/IG finding - America Supports You.mil (ASY) misused taxpayer dollars to pay for ASY Special Events. ASY paid the Pentagon PR Firm, Susan Davis International...

Inside Gaza: A Living Hell

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By Sami Abdel-Shafi, Independent UKI am safe, and yet I feel like a walking dead person. Everything around me shows it. It is hard...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 12-29-08

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Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. VA Focusing On Addressing Mental Trauma Of Returning Soldiers.   2. Salisbury VA Hospital's Emergency Room Closing Delayed.   3. To Correct Error,...

2009 VA County Loan Limits for High-Cost Counties

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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Loan Guaranty program does not impose a maximum amount that an eligible veteran may borrow using a VA-guaranteed loan....

Is America Heading the Way of All Empires?

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ARE WE AN EMPIRE?  AND IF SO, DOES ANYONE CARE?by Tom Barnes, USCG (Ret.) - B.A. B.S. M.Ed. M.A. M.A.  Staff Writer for VT...

I was there Last Night

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by Ed Evans, MGySgt., USMC (Ret.)A couple of years ago someone asked me if I still thought about Vietnam. I nearly laughed in their...

America Supports You.mil Bought Mainstream Media Support in violation of DOD ethics rules.

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America Supports You.mil Bought Mainstream Media Support in violation of DOD ethics rules.This is the continuation of an in-depth, multi-post expose on what the...

Well-known American surgeon killed in Iraq

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Mortar round explodes near his living quarters on Christmas DayTRENTON, N.J. - A prominent New Jersey doctor has been killed in Iraq, the Defense...
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DOD Inspector General finds America Supports You.mil paid Celebrities for their support

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This is the continuation of an in-depth, multi-post expose on what the Department of Defense Inspector General found distasteful about America Supports You.mil operations. DOD/IG...

Proposed Women Veterans Healthcare System

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Proposed system for delivering medical care to our women veterans of grave concernby Emine Cay Masters, M.DIn order for women to receive adequate medical...

The US Has 761 Military Bases Across the Planet, and We Simply Never Talk...

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America garrisons the globe in ways that are truly unprecedented, but if you live in the United States, you rarely hear a word about...

OPEN LETTER TO THE AMERICAN GESTAPO

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POPULAR PRISONER BEATING VIDEO NO LAUGHING MATTERBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITERGot an email today from a popular military site.  It sent me to those...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 12-25-08

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                       The Air Force awarded a contract to Boeing Satellite Systems, Inc., El Segundo, California for $75,000,000. This will authorize Boeing to continue the...

Pentagon Tries to Lock Obama Into an Outrageously Bloated Budget

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The U.S. spends as much on the military in a single year as it did in the $700 billion financial bailout. Yet the Pentagon...

Seymour Hersh: After 9/11 We Became a Different Country

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The New Yorker's star reporter discusses Abu Ghraib, the "war on terror," and why U.S. reporters don't pay enough attention to the Arab press.  By...

The Christmas Truce of 1914

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The Christmas Truce of 1914 What if they called a war and peace broke out instead? That's exactly what happened during the Christmas season of...

President-elect releases recorded message on Christmas Eve

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Obama offers appreciation to U.S. militaryHONOLULU - President-elect Barack Obama offered appreciation to the U.S. military on Christmas Eve in a recorded message and...

Nearly 11,000 Survivors to Receive Retroactive Payments by New Years

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Search for Other Eligible Survivors ContinuesWASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has identified nearly 11,000 surviving spouses of deceased veterans who will...