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UN Secretary-General Trying to Scupper Flotilla Plans

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PACK YOUR BAGS BAN KI-MOON. Blockade illegal… collective punishment illegal… interception illegal… The UN called for “unimpeded” humanitarian assistance for Gaza

VA Home Loan News | VA Home Loan Still a Super Amazing Deal for...

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Clearly one of the best programs available to those who were honorably discharged from the US military is the VA's mortgage loan program. Get the details now!

The VA Home Loan Still a Super Great Deal for Veterans

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Yesterday, we honored our Veterans with a Memorial Day holiday. It served as a reminder of all Americans that we owe a special gratitude toward our Veterans. In lieu, the American people through the Federal Government provide many beneifts. Clearly one of the best programs available to those who were honorably discharged from the US military is the VA's mortgage loan program. It really does stand out as one of the few government mortgage programs that not only works well, but is a great deal for those who are eligible. Generally, a VA home mortgage loan requires no down payment and carries a low 30-year fixed rate. That rate today is a bit over 4.5 percent.

Are Employers Discriminating Against Hiring Veterans?

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U.S. Veterans coming home from war are having a much harder time finding jobs than ever before. There are many reasons that have been brought up by potential employers.

VA Butler Healthcare

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Air Force Veteran William "Bill" Cirillo,77, has been a volunteer at VA Butler Healthcare for six years accumulating 2,085 hours of service.

U.S. Department of Defense Contract Awards for May 31, 2011

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CH2M Hill, Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a maximum amount $170,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity architect-engineering contract for comprehensive long-term environmental action services on Navy and Marine Corps installations

AIPAC Lobbying Strategy Goes Global

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Content with its near total control of the U.S. Congress and U.S. Mid East policy, as witnessed by the rapturous welcome Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu recently received from a joint session of Congress

DOD Announces Charges Sworn Against Five Detainees Allegedly Responsible for 9/11 Attacks

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The Department of Defense announced today the office of military commissions prosecutors have sworn charges against five individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay

Military Families Expect To Reduce Spending For The Long Haul, First Command Reports

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A recent survey of more than 800 military families making at least $50,000 a year reveals that 63 percent of respondents plan to curtail household spending for a year or more.

Face of Defense: Mission Brings Father, Son Together

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Long duty days far away from home can be tough. A chance to speak with or see a loved one often can offer relief from the stresses of deployment. Ask almost any soldier, sailor, airman or Marine deployed overseas, and they will tell you that family and friends are always on their mind.

Obama Teaches Us Why Voting is a Fraud

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Obama, like all politicians, only tells us what he thinks we want to hear. After he uses us for our vote he then does what the real powers that be want done. His two recent speeches regarding Israel and the BILLIONS of U.S. tax dollars the politicians take from us to give away to the Jewish state make this very obvious to anyone who bothers to think.

South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS)

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In celebration of National Nurses Week, May 6-12, South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) honored those who give so tirelessly to our Veterans.

Post-conflict Era to Challenge Military Trainers

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With just two months remaining on his brigade's deployment to Afghanistan as part of the 30,000-troop surge there, Army Col. Sean Jenkins has seen the operational benefit of the nose-to-the-grindstone training regimen and nearly back-to-back deployments on his soldiers.

Top 10 Veterans Stories in Today’s News – May 31, 2011

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Recently, a VA News segment on the Suicide Prevention Hotline received a 2011 People’s Telly Award for TV Programs and Segments.
eileen fleming of The NEW 4th Estate and THE BEST of the end of The Fourth Estate: Helen Thomas

Back to Helen Thomas, Lennon, Vanunu and Giving U.S. Some Truth

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The religiously fundamentalist Zionist Rabbi David Nesenoff, who turned his camera on Ms Helen Thomas just over a year ago and she shot back with righteous truth, that lead to her “firing” NOT retiring will be speaking out for Pollard at a Zionist celebration of the 6 Day War

The U.S. Israeli Train Wreck

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Today’s train wreck should have been foreseen when Weizzman lied to Truman about Zionist intentions. As with every U.S. president since, Truman was deceived. by Jeff Gates

The Unchanged Path to Mideast Peace

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U.N. Security Council Resolution 242 of Nov. 22, 1967, concluded the war of that year and has been widely acknowledged by all parties to be the basis for a peace agreement. by JAMES CARTER

India Pledges Support for Palestine

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‘India welcomes the recent reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas on the West Bank and Gaza' Minister for External Affairs, E. Ahamed spelt out India's emphatic endorsement of the Palestinian struggle for a “united State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, living within secure and recognized borders – side by side and at peace with Israel.”

No News Obama Vows Victim Scheme

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The unprecedented recorded no news bad news cycle since c.1945 includes the “ironclad” six decades of commitment to Israeli self-anointed choseness and supremacist superiority complexes. By rigging six decades transferring $billions to a racist entity.

IT & Program Support Career Fair – June 10-11

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IT & Program Support Career Fair Hosted by SNVC “The Roadmap to Success” June 10, 2011 8AM-8PM June 11, 2011 from 8AM-5PM Wingate by Wyndham-Augusta 4087 Jimmie Dyess Parkway, Augusta...

Report Released On Unemployment Rate Amongst Veterans

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As we celebrate Memorial Day, we are reminded of the many Veterans who have fought for our country. A recent report was posted by The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee explaining the issues of unemployment amongst Veterans.

The Numbers Behind Unemployment for Veterans

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As we celebrate Memorial Day, we are reminded of the many Veterans who have fought for our country. A recent report was posted by The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee explaining the issues of unemployment amongst Veterans.

Obama Leads Americans in Observing Memorial Day

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The lessons of Memorial Day can be summed up in a few words, President Barack Obama said here today: "Brotherhood. Sacrifice. Love of country"

Memorial Day: A Reflection

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As we remember prisoners of wars and missing in action and those that gave their all, their very lives in war. Let us remember also the veterans- the Atomic Veterans, the Agent Orange Veterans, the Gulf War illness veterans, the Burn Pits and veterans who are ill from OIF and OEF.

Obama Taps Dempsey, Winnefeld as Chairman, Vice Chairman

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Obama intends to nominate Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey as chairman and Navy Adm. James A. "Sandy" Winnefeld, Jr., as vice chairman. Dempsey currently is the Army chief of staff and Winnefeld is the commander of U.S. Northern Command.

U.S. Army Sprayed Defoliant over DMZ in 1955

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A former South Korean soldier testified for the first time Monday that from its aircraft, the U.S. military sprayed a defoliant over the Demilitarized Zone in 1955 ― more than a decade earlier than news media recently reported.

THE WALL a play by Douglas Watkinson

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As the the play unfolds, we witness a continuum of six decades of merciless vengeance enacted by new comers, people who do not belong to Palestine. You can call them Israelis, or Zionists, or Jews -- in fact it doesn’t really matter -- whoever or whatever they are, they must be stopped.

Obama is the Wrong Target

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Some members of Congress who applauded Netanyahu in a scene that reminded me of the enthusiasm for Hitler at Nazi rallies accused Obama of betraying Israel.

DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz Recognizes Memorial Day

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DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement recognizing Memorial Day and the sacrifices of the men and women of our armed forces:

A Memorial Day Message from Secretary Shinseki

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VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s Memorial Day message reminds us that today is a day to honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the Nation.

DTAP Program for Transitioning Disabled Vets

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There are many available programs for transitioning disabled veteran, from both the public and private sectors; they will not be forgotten.

NOVO ORDO SECLORUM – NeoCon Hell on Earth

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The 20th Century was the most destructive era in history. Deaths from all the wars and the genocides estimated at 160 million may seem small if the planet descends into the approaching holocaust.

Memorial Day 2011: A Salute to Our Veterans

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Memorial Day is the day America sets aside each year to remember, honor, and give thanks to all those who answered their nation’s call and fell in battle. It is the day we formally recognize the cost of freedom and realize that price is not yet paid in full.

CIA Treachery in Texas

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What more can be said about the performance last week in the Capitol Building by the agents appointed by Israel to represent the interests of Israel in our Congress? It was by everyone’s reaction a remarkable performance.

Afghanistan Memorial Day Demonstration Commemorates Deaths in Violent Demonstration

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On 28 May 2011, approximately 1000 supporters of General Dustom the Uzbek leader in Sheberghan city of Jawzjan province staged a demonstration commemorating the death of those who were killed on 28 May 2007, when Juma Khan Hamdard was the Governor of Jawzjan province.

Washington DC Rolling Thunders

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Every May, there are two rolling thundering groups that descend on Washington Dc, the nation capital.

A Clarion Call to Military Leadership

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The American people have had enough of war creating more enemies abroad while killing our domestic agenda here at home. Our nation simply cannot afford another war, economically, diplomatically or spiritually. Congress must find its voice and the American people must call upon Congress to take the Administration off the war path

Federal Court Declares Veterans Administration Violated Free Speech Rights of Veteran

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A federal court has ruled that the Veterans Administration (VA) violated the free speech rights of a veteran who protested the agency’s failure to use part of its property in west Los Angeles for the benefit and care of veterans, particularly those who are homeless.

Gates, Mullen Praise Efforts of Troops, Families, Vets

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Flanked by the memorials of wars past, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today said he has had no greater honor than serving and leading the U.S. military.

Recognize 67th Anniversary of World War II Operation Overlord, D-Day

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In the pre-dawn darkness of June 6th, 1944, over 12,000 aircraft and 6,900 ships, ferrying over 13,000 vehicles and 150,000 men converged on the Normandy coastline in northwest France

Terrorists Attack Jefferson Memorial with Deadly Dance Moves

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Dancing "Terrorists" struck the Jefferson Memorial on May 28th in an apparently coordinated effort. Early reports revealed this coordinated attack carries the signature of young freedom seeking American citizens OR maybe, Al Qaeda types using multiple targets and unrelated agents.

Does the West/Obama Controversy Constitute Blacks Airing Dirty Laundry?

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The fact is, anyone who considers West's remarks toward President Obama merely an objective and scholarly critique of the political environment needs to go back and take a refresher course in both freshman English and forensics. The comments directed at President Obama by Cornel West was nothing short of a racist and petty personal tirade by a woefully presumptuous and undisciplined mind. His comments were not only less than constructive and nonspecific, but they were also saturated with unsubstantiated personal attacks against the president. They were, indeed, Palinesque in both nature and intent.