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Unprecedented Numbers of Americans Question Israel's Actions in Gaza

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Could it be the rise of online progressive media telling the truth about Israel, or that the public rejects the same pundits who sold...

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 1-5-09

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Theodore Wille Intertrade (TWI), Zug, Switzerland* is being awarded a $1,825,000,000 firm fixed price, total set aside, prime vendor, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity...

VA: Home Technology Improves Care

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VA Data Show Home Health Technology Improves Access to CarePeake: Entire Health Care System More EffectiveWASHINGTON – Veterans with chronic conditions can manage their health...

CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST: Its' Time our Middle East Foreign Policy does a...

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Are We Backing the Wrong Side?Does Israel Really Need our Bailout Money?  What if........by Johnn PunishSince it's backing by President Harry S. Truman in 1948...

AN APOLOGY TO CANADA

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"WE ARE THE FACE OF OUR NATION"BUMS ON THE BORDERBy Gordon Duff STAFF WRITERAs a regular traveler, I am prettymuch constantly dealing with borders,...

Cheney Calls Iraq 'Significant Success, Masterfully Done'

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By Blue TexanNot only does Dick want everyone to know how proud he is of BushCo's signature policy, he's pissed that the Iraqis took...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 1-5-09

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Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. Shinseki's Hearing Part Of "Confirmation Chaos" In Senate.   2. Tight Job Market Faces Ira/Afghanistan Veterans.   3. Incidence Of Military Sexual Trauma...

CRISIS IN GAZA: Middle East Extremism Must Go!

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Time For Real Change By Joseph AllenThe rants of Muslim, Jewish or Christian extremists are the primary cause of the ongoing conflict in Gaza.  Their...

Upgrading Your Military Discharge

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By Rod PowersOnce upon a time, long, long, long, ago (pre-1975), the Army "illegally" gave other-than-honorable discharges to many service members as the result...

Dugway's secret tests: Vets link health problems to chemical exposure

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By Stephen SpeckmanDwight Bunn easily becomes breathless and says he has lung scarring from exposure during chemical tests conducted in secrecy on troops while...

CBO eyes military retirees, vets for health cost cuts

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By Tom PhilpottA new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows why some military retirees and veterans could face higher out-of-pocket costs if the...

50 Year Old Veterans Ordered to Combat in U.S. War Zones

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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- A veteran who has been out of the military for 15 years and recently received his AARP card was stunned when...

U.S. Army Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)

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There are two ways to serve in the US Army: either serve full-time in Active Duty as an Enlisted Soldier or Officer, or serve...

A President Forgotten but Not Gone

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By Frank RichWE like our failed presidents to be Shakespearean, or at least large enough to inspire Oscar-worthy performances from magnificent tragedians like Frank...

Visitors to U.S. will soon need online approval

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By Jennifer H. Svan Beginning Jan. 12, international visitors to the U.S. from visa-waiver countries will need online approval before traveling to America.The Electronic...

CRISIS IN GAZA: Is the U.S.A an Honest Middle East Broker?

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Truth and Responsibility in the Middle Eastby Joe AllenHere's a novel thought, Israel is a Jewish fundamentalist country/organization, with their religious symbol on their...

VETERANS AFFAIRS – A Personal and Family Perspective

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Just what is the story with the Department of Veterans Affairs?  Are they friend or foe? By Tom Barnes STAFF WRITERBefore you read any...

Buying and Selling Patrioitism – Part 2: The Company WE keep

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DOD/IG Finding: America Supports You.mil used $89,000 in tax payer dollars to buy ASY Promotional Items (Part Two: the Company WE keep)The DoD/IG...

Selling Patriotism at Tax Payer expense to buy Patriotic Promotional Trinkets

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Reading DOD/IG recommendations in its report on corruption within America Supports You.mil , one gets the impression that the fix is that the new...

RACE TO THE FINISH LINE: WHEN WILL THE GOVERNMENT KILL THE LAST VIETNAM...

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FOR 40 YEARS VIETNAM VETERANS HAVE BEEN TREATED AS PARIAHS BY "UNCLE SAM"NEW VETS BEING USED AS AN EXCUSE TO ABUSE THE LAST SURVIVING VIETNAM...

Let's Help Our Veterans While Helping the Economy

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by Ed Koch Regarding the Wall Street Journal editorial ". . . And Bridges to Everywhere" (Dec. 26): President-elect Barack Obama will soon present his stimulus package....

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Latest Contract Awards: 1-3-09

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            CSC Systems & Solutions (LLC), of Chantilly, Va., was awarded a non-competitive Cost Plus Award Fee contract on Feb. 10, 2004, for a...

Shministim: Israeli Military Soldiers Refuse to Fight

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Shministim: ♥ Jews for peace - WATCH VIDEOUS War Resisters Stand In Solidarity with Shministimby Meagan JohnsonU.S. military service members and veterans who have...

Did You Know 200,000 Vets Are Sleeping on the Streets?

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America's promise to "Support the Troops" ends the moment they take off the uniform and try to make the transition to civilian life. Obama Can...

America's Hidden Role in Hamas's Rise to Power

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No one in the mainstream media or government is willing to acknowledge America's sordid role interfering in Palestinian politics. By Stephen ZunesThe United States bears...

SOCIOPATH: Manipulative Grandiose sense of self & Lack of Shame or Guilt Callousness/Lack...

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A Description “Fitting all Local Attorneys, Attorney Generals & all JUDGES, anywhere U.S.A. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This terminology is explicit in description of human activity and it applies...

The Paradox of Israel: Regional Super Power and the Largest Jewish Ghetto Ever Created

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Israelis keep saying they only want security, while they go on electing leaders whose policies make them less secure. By Ira Chernus, AlterNet Trying...

Everything You Needed Know about Iran but the Mass Media, the Republicans and Hillary...

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We have to abandon the 30 years of crisis, threats of military action, vindictiveness and retaliation and look to diplomacy with Iran. By Col. Ann...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 1-2-09

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Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. American Legion National Commander Notes Challenges Shinseki Inherits.   2. Army Probes Incidents Of Violent Crime Committed By Combat Veterans.   3. Romanian...

The Brentwood VA Hospital Land Grab Propped up by TV Networks

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How Many Hip Pockets Are The TV Networks In?By Dave Culmer Some several years ago I heard on National Public Radio, (NPR) that a...

A Focus on Violence by Returning G.I.’s

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by Lizette Alvarez and Dan FroschFORT CARSON, Colo. — For the past several years, as this Army installation in the foothills of the Rocky...

Top 10 Veterans News from Around the Country 1-1-09

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Today's Local News for Veterans What's Inside1. VA Seeking To Hire Injured Veterans.   2. VA Increases Travel Expense Reimbursement.   3. Paper Praises Agency Helping Homeless Veterans 4. Adult Day...