Monthly Archives: November 2009

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans1. Shinseki Calling For Comprehensive Review Of Procedures At Troubled VAMC.  2. GI Bill Backlog Impacting Students At University Of...

FOX/MURDOCH/ISRAELI POLICY TO KEEP US IN AFGHANISTAN NOT VERY "PRO AMERICAN" By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Fox News is using retired military officers surrounded by...

Omaha, Nebraska Veterans Day events Meridian, Mississippi Breaking ground on vets cemetery Boston, Massachusettes House boosts benefits for veterans...

Vets for Peace must be banned. Vietnam War veteran Bill Christopherson has the story at Veterans day parade excludes Vets for Peace (VFP). by Bill...

No. 865-09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTRACTS: NAVY                 BAE Systems Technology Solutions and Services, Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee, performance-based contract for $23,685,864 to provide production...

The superintendent says he may have been absent when remains were moved, but an employee's log says otherwise By Mark Benjamin Salon...

In today's New York Times there are many articles concerning the wars and unrest in Western Asia. All of them indicate to me that...

By Naeem Sheikh Dear Sir / MadamThe most burning questions of our times are: How to solve the problems of the raging violence and bring...

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) DEFENDS RELIANCE ON "ANTIQUATED" H1N1 VACCINE PRODUCTION DESPITE SHORTAGE ROBERT LOWESEditor Note: CDC explains why it is taking time to...

The Associated Press released a stunning news article at 5:15 this evening, Eastern Time Zone. There were riots in Tehran, Iran today and anti-government protestors...

by Zulma Weeks, Staff WriterSo, while I have had every intention of continuing my story, life has just taken over!  I find it best...

'Twas Brillig in Bananastan Dear Sarah: Keep up the great writing! Tomgram: Afghanistan as a Bailout State Keeping...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans 1. Shinseki Announces $3.2 Billion Plan To End Veteran Homelessness.  2. Illinois Delegation To Meet With Shinseki Over Troubled VAMC. ...

Maybe Jesus told Coburn to screw veterans. Go to Sen Tom Coburn's website ... call and raise hell. Main: 202-224-5754 --- By Rick Maze - Thirteen major...

Marion, Illinois Problems haunt Marion VA Carmel, California Carmel restores Nat'l Guard's benefits Eliot, Maine Marshwood Middle School to honor veterans...

President Obama, Welcome to Madison, Wisconsin today, Nov. 4, 2009. One year since the nation elected you as president. Saw you that below-zero night in...

Forgive me ladies and gentlemen.  I had to share this with you.  I had no choice.  AOL News finance page is reporting a doozie...

The Washington Post reports big victories for the GOP gubernatorial candidates in Virginia and New Jersey and a win for the National Democratic Party's...

TONITE, TENS OF THOUSANDS WILL ENTER BATTLE ON OUR SIDE FEW AMERICANS WILL EVER KNOW By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Half way around the world, Americans...

By Barbara Ehrenreich TomDispatch Optimism as a Public Health Problem If you can't find any swine flu vaccine for your kids, it...

By Sherwood Ross /Staff Writer Political activist Noam Chomsky says that although President Obama views the Iraq invasion merely as “a mistake” or...

by Sonali Kolhatkar - While President Barack Obama reviews his strategy on Afghanistan, a perfect moment to send a strong unified message to end...

No. 861-09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTRACTS: UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND American Auto Logistics, LP, of Park Ridge, N.J., is being awarded a $207,382,618 firm, fixed-price modification for an...

Hiring managers struggle to find employees, even as millions of jobs seekers are desperate for work.By Gordon GatesDespite millions of unemployed job seekers desperate...

WASHINGTON – Today, at the “VA National Summit Ending Homelessness among Veterans,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki unveiled the department’s comprehensive plan to...

Résumé Writing for Veteransby Captain Lonnie RyanHaving a perfect résumé is essential if you want to break into the civilian job market. Not only...

Submit Your Best Résumé Now to HireVeterans.comby Captain Lonnie RyanHaving a perfect résumé is essential if you want to break into the civilian job market....

By Marvi MemonDear Secretary Clinton, Whilst the message from you and your government is that of peace and friendship, the Kerry Lugar Bill passed...

By Donna Teresa Monterey Herald On May 13, 1864, the first military service man was interred in Arlington National Cemetery. Ever since, the...

What's Inside Today's Local News for Veterans 1. Florida Retired Military Group Honored For Helping Wounded Veterans.  2. White House Video Features First Lady, Jill Biden Honoring...

Washington, DC Lone senator holds up veterans billMinneapolis, Minnesota Outreach teams reach homeless veterans New Bern, North Carolina Veteran proud of service...

The Associated Press as reported in the Washington Post is running a story today that tells it like it is. The story is here....

By Brigadier Asif Haroon RajaFATA consisting of seven tribal agencies is backward and poverty stricken with little means of employment. The tribesmen are excellent...

By Russ Baker Truthout The first anniversary of Barack Obama's historic election finds many of his supporters already grousing. Fair enough: Obama has...

By Michael Doyle | McClatchy Newspapers - On the morning of Aug. 12, 1968, amid a sweep through Quang Nam Province, Lance Cpl. Kenneth Worley...

Tom Engelhardt calls Afghanistan as a bail-out state. Juan Cole notes, "Sending another 40,000 troops into Afghanistan to shore up a Karzai government that tried...

STALKING AND THREATS REPORTED CALMER HEADS NEED TO PREVAIL By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Few understand the root of the years old protest in Los Angeles,...

No. 856-09--------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTRACTS: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCYPhantom Products, Inc., Rockledge, Fla.* is being awarded a maximum $31,250,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for flashlights,...

By Marty Kaplan The Huffington Post If you're depressed by the way the national debate about health care has been playing out, just...

All of us should be very proud of the men and women serving our country and fighting for our freedoms. However, despite their unwavering...

I have always had romantic notions about Israel. A hardy people fighting for survival after the Holocaust, Munich, Entebbe, repulsive anti-Semitism encountered in small-town...

GANG RAPE LEGISLATION NIXED BY 30 GOP'ers DEFENSE CONTRACTORS BUY SENATE VOTES By Gordon Duff STAFF WRITER/Senior Editor Is it this plain?  Are the facts this clear?  Did...