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Emotions Running Mile High in Denver

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 08.28.2008 | Home

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For Pat Cannady, Arizona delegate from Tucson, Wednesday at the Convention was one big weep-fest. "I started crying during the roll call. I cried when...

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US Vets Return to Middle East to Help Iraqi Refugees

Karin Zeitvogel | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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I'm on the first day of a rapid-fire visit to Jordan, which has provided a safe haven for an estimated 750,000 refugees from Iraq. We also hope to work out if we can provide relief to them.

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Mourning My Brother and an Unjust War

April Somdahl | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics

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The army ordered my brother back to Iraq after he showed he had the worst of PTSD symptoms. Today our family mourns him in our second Memorial Day since his suicide.

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Military Considering Purple Hearts For Soldiers With Psychological Wounds

Wall Street Journal | YOCHI DREAZEN | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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Centuries before Iraq and Afghanistan, George Washington created the Purple Heart to honor troops wounded in combat. But with an increasing number of...

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Why Has John McCain Abandoned the American Soldier?

John Eskow | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics

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Many peace groups make it clear that while they oppose the war, they support our troops. McCain's real campaign slogan ought to be: I support the war, but I oppose our troops.

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Where War Meets Peace

Robert Koehler | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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OK, America, let's look through the sights of Goldsmith's rifle for a long, long half-minute or so, draw a bead on the boy's heart, fondle the trigger -- what to do? The soldier's decision is our decision.

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