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McCain Attacks Get Tepid Response From Vet Group

Las Vegas Sun | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain, speaking to disabled veterans Saturday in Las Vegas, attacked his Democratic opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, for his foreign policy rec...

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Bikers May Love McCain, but Veterans Do Not

Deanie Mills | Posted 08.06.2008 | Home

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Every single Iraq vet I've spoken with tells me that the one thing they want is an end to the war. Period. Whichever candidate comes closest to pledging an end to it has their support. Right now, that's Obama.

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Bikers May Love McCain But Veterans Do Not

Deanie Mills | Posted 08.06.2008 | Home

For one thing, every single Iraq vet with whom I have spoken tells me that the one thing they want in a new president is an end to the war. Period. Whichever candidate comes closest to pledging to end that war, that is who has their support. And right now, that's Obama.

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Rolling With McCain In South Dakota

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 08.05.2008 | Home

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This is McCain country. The best advertisement for a bar here is simply: "owned by a veteran." Another advertises wet t-shirt contests daily and the fact that the proprietor "served in Iraq on a medical team."

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Topless Women, Kid Rock, Bikers, And John McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.03.2008 | Politics

The town of Sturgis, South Dakota will witness, on Monday, the rare fusion of drunken debauchery, public stripteasing, motorcycle rallying, a live per...

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Sen. McCain: Which Veterans' Benefits Should We Cut?

Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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Thousands of soldiers are coming home with PTSD as a result of living for extended periods in a combat zone. Is Senator McCain suggesting that we can't afford to give them benefits?

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Army Times Alarm: McCain Suggests Rationing Vets Health Care

Army Times | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain appeared Tuesday to suggest rationing of veterans' health care may be needed so combat veterans can...

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New McCain Ad: Hispanic Immigrants Are "God's Children" (VIDEO)

Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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In a new ad, John McCain reaches out to Hispanic members of the Armed Forces. The ad uses footage from a Republican primary debate where McCain defend...

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AFL-CIO Organizing Vets Against McCain In Battleground States

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO is mobilizing union members who are military veterans to work against Republican presidential candidate John McCain and...

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AFL-CIO Airs Anti-McCain Ad Featuring Vet

Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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A Vietnam veteran criticizes McCain for his record on the war in Iraq, veterans' benefits and more. "Every vet respects John McCain's war record," sa...

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McCain Comes Ashore In Pennsylvania

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

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McCain says, "I don't have to tell you, old comrades, I hate war." Three generations of veterans in the hall applaud. For all the electrifying moments at Obama rallies, there has never been one quite like this.

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Obama, McCain Take A Break From Fighting For Memorial Day

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics

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This Memorial Day weekend, Obama extended what has been seen as a temporary olive branch to Republican rival John McCain after a week of tough fightin...

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McCain Stance On GI Bill Points To His Veterans' Problem

Time | Jay Newton-Small | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

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Of all the voting groups John McCain will target this fall, none would seem like more of a sure thing than this country's war veterans. So why is the ...

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Larry Craig Taps His Way Into Webb GI Bill Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Mostly avoiding the political spotlight since his brush up with both the law and the bathroom stall, Sen. Larry Craig quietly created presidential cam...

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Obama, McCain Battle Over Vets -- And Why That's A Great Thing

The Carpetbagger Report | Steve Benen | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

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I've been obsessing over John McCain's incoherent opposition to a modernized GI Bill for veterans, so I was especially pleased to see Barack Obama, at...

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McCain Still Not On GI Bill, Even As Other Senate Vet Signs Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.10.2008 | Politics

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The prospects of passing Sen. Jim Webb's 21st Century GI Bill increased on Thursday after Sen. Daniel Akaka, a veteran of WWII and the Democratic chai...

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McCain Is AWOL On New GI Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

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In November 2007, Sens. Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel penned an op-ed in the New York Times advocating a reformed G.I. Bill that would provide Iraq war vet...

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