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Democrat who bucked party sees bills dropped

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by JASON CLAYWORTHA Democratic state representative who voted against his party this week on a controversial labor bill says he’s no longer in charge...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 2-25-09

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           Castrol Marine Americas, Houston, Texas is being awarded a maximum $7,759,660 fixed price with economic price adjustment, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract...

Vietnam War Facts vs. Fiction

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Vietnam War facts and myths discussed

GROWTH, the seed of POWER, the Source of Control

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THE POISON KILLING AMERICA…This Planet is Limited by the space it occupies!  All Politicians are LIERS, Where did BIDEN get the knot on his Forehead?By  Liberty...

New NY State Program Recruits Military Vets as Substance Abuse Counselors

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FIRST-TIME SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FROM OUTREACH TRAINING INSTITUTE New Help for U.S. Military VeteransVeterans seeking training as drug and alcoholism counselors will now have a...

Last Night's Presidential Address

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by Barack ObamaLast night, I addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time.To confront the serious economic challenges our nation faces, I...

It's Way Past Time to Effectively Clean House at VA

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By Bob Hanafin, Staff WriterThis is a follow-up and supplement to the article posted by Kelly Kennedy regarding the VSO - Veterans for Common...

U.S. Military Veterans Tap into Free IT Training Program

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Military Veterans Tap into Free IT Training Program CompTIA’s Creating Futures Program Helps Veterans to Enter the IT Workforce(Oakbrook Terrace, Ill)  After launching IT careers...

ARE WE LIVING IN THE “END TIMES” AS WE NOW KNOW IT?

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By Rick Thorne, Staff WriterWARNING!DON’T READ THIS ARTICLE IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE IN GOD AND COUNTRY!!!The Oath of Enlistment for Recruits: "I, _____, do...

Former Addict Gives Homeless Veterans a Second Chance

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- Roy Foster's program helps veterans facing addiction and homelessness- Foster, an Army vet, struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse- Since 2000, about 900...

A Special Benefit for a California Vietnam Veteran's Son

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by Donna Teresa, Staff WriterRick Losoya Sr. has been coaching and teaching in Salinas California schools for many years. Currently, he is a baseball...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 2-25-09

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Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Vets Group: Shinseki Needs To Ask For Bigger Budget, Hire More Staff.   2. Vets Angered By VA's Decision On Re-Entry...

Veterans group challenges Shinseki to beef up budget, staff

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By Kelly Kennedy A new report from Veterans for Common Sense comes as a reminder of what the Veterans Affairs Department needs to fix:...

Afghanistan victory unlikely, says DND manual

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by Craig Offman  The Department of National Defence has released a counter-insurgency manual that manages expectations for victory, urges troops to understand their adversaries'...

Virginia Govenor Tim Kaine Joins Leadership Team for the Education Center at the Wall

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by Lisa GoughWashington, D.C. – Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has joined a group of prominent Americans, including a fellow governor, who are providing leadership...

Footage of US troops training for D-day uncovered

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Unseen footage of American soldiers training for the D-day landings in North Devon during the Second World War has been unearthed by an amateur...

The North Vietnamese Tet Offensive ended on this day in history in 1968.

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by Randy at [email protected] Because of the way this event was reported and because of the media slant in its reporting, the conflict in Vietnam...

Worse Than My Darkest Nightmare: Binyam Mohamed's Statment Upon Being Released From Gitmo

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 "The very people who I had hoped would come to my rescue, I later realized, had allied themselves with my abusers." By Binyam Mohamed...

The Case That Wars Fuel U.S. Economic Booms

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The Republicans are censoring their own anti-New Deal logic By Mark Ames In the great debate about the stimulus package -- which, underneath all the...

GORDON DUFF: OBAMA AND THE NAZIS

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NAZI, COMMIE OR JUST PLAIN EVIL NEGRO I KEEP GETTING CONFUSED By Gordon Duff, Staff Writer Old accusations of "Nazi" and "Fascist" flood the conservative blogs as...

What is Bohemian Grove?

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Politicians Worship in the Devils Playground

Know Your Employment Rights Under USERRA

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By Greg T. Rinckey, Esq., Staff WriterOver the past few years, it’s been proven time and time again that even large, national corporations can...

GORDON DUFF: FEAR AND LOATHING IN THE NEWS: LIARS AND FOOLS WHO...

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DIGGING OURSELVES OUT OF THIS HOLE REAL ECONOMICS, REAL WORK FOR REAL AMERICANS By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER I have friends who write every day, all armed...

THE PORK THAT KILLED THE PIG!

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By Rick Thorne, Staff WriterThis clown we call a New York senator better lay off the booze! His insane comment saying American's don't care...

SSgt Barry Sadler: A Portrait of the Man Who Sang "The Ballad of...

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Barry Sadler's Vietnam Era War Song was the Most Timely Song in American War Historyby John P. AllenThe timing of Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler's number-one...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 2-24-09

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Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Lingle Meets With Shinseki.   2. Group Seeks Input On Canandaigua VAMC Lease Plan.   3. Official Says Evaluation System For Seriously Injured...

U.S. Army captain learning new skills in war-torn Afghanistan

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by Jonathan S. Landay MAYDAN SHAHR, Afghanistan — U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Crowe trained to obliterate distant foes with high-explosive shellfire. But in this...

Supreme Court to hear Mojave Cross Case Dedicated to Fallen Soldiers

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Justices will decide whether the monument can stand in a national preserve to honor fallen soldiers. It will be the Roberts court's first chance...

Military nurses: Rescuing soldiers and saving lives under fire

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by Ron Rajecki"I stand at the altar of the murdered men, and, while I live, I fight their cause."— Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)All nurses remember...

Treatment, not jail, for vets?

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"We don't need another generation of veterans in prison"by Pam ZubeckAn Air Force interrogator watched his marriage go sour after returning to Colorado Springs...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 2-24-09

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            Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $30,660,390 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-5443) to increase the ceiling amount for FY 09...

Why is the Canadian Government So Intent on Deporting War Resisters?

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Canadians overwhelmingly support allowing U.S. war resisters asylum. So why doesn't their government?  By Sarah LazareAmerica's neighbor to the north is erecting barriers to Iraq...

From a Carrier, Another View of America’s Air War in Afghanistan

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By ELISABETH BUMILLERABOARD U.S.S. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, on the Arabian Sea — Every day from the deck of this nuclear-powered aircraft carrier off the coast...

Incredible New Poll: 90% Want Bush Crimes Investigation

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Sign a petition to show Obama that an investigation of possible crimes committed by the Bush administration is the will of the nation By Beau...

U.S. to pay 'forgotten' Filipino World War II veterans

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    * Filipinos were promised full military benefits to enlist    * President Truman later signed act reneging on promise    * Only about 15,000 of...

Clinton to Pledge almost $ 1 Billion for Gaza

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Clinton to pledge Gaza aid on Mideast tripClinton to announce aid during first Mideast trip as secretary of stateJERUSALEM - The United States plans...

Looking for tomorrow

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What is it which draws us to live another day?By D. C. LIBERTY, Staff Writer Desire love hunger hope   nothing more than biological exchanges within ones...

BLACKWATER! THE U.S. GOVERNMENTS "SECRET POLICE FORCE!"

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By Rick ThorneHas America become a wolf in sheep's clothing? This killing machine we call Blackwater was comically founded on Christian principles. Of course!...

Bad News Bears; Obama: Prisoners Have No Rights

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Obama's latest disturbing move makes him seem more like a bullshit artist than the moral voice we heard when he was a candidate.  By Don...

Who Will Rein in the War in Afghanistan?

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Why we need congressional oversight hearings now more than ever. By ZP Heller“We are asking here in Washington for some action, action from the Congress...

Controversy Continues Over Obama’s Proposal To Allow Media At Dover

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by A Soldiers MindNothing is more solemn and heart wrenching, than the task of preparing the remains of a US Service Member for burial....

Suspend Military Aid to Israel, Amnesty Urges Obama After Detailing US Weapons Used in...

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White phosphorus shells traced back to U.S.A.Activists call for arms embargoes on both sides by Rory McCarthyJerusalem - Detailed evidence has emerged of Israel's extensive...