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Veterans Present Petition To White House Calling Obama To Fix Benefits Backlog

HuffingtonPost.com | Chelsea Kiene | Posted 03.21.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- A group of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans met with senior White House officials Wednesday to express what they are calling an urgent need...

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Iraq Withdrawal Is Mostly Done One Day Ahead Of Schedule

msn.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Pentagon and military officials report that the withdrawal of most U.S. military forces from Iraq's major cities has been completed a day ahead of tom...

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The Hidden Cost of the Gulf War

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Eric Margolis

While US casualties in Iraq appear relatively low -- 4,100 dead and 35,000 wounded -- the real health costs of Iraq will, as in the case of the First Gulf War, not be known for years.

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Islamabad Bombing Shakes Pakistan

Eric Margolis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Eric Margolis

The Marriot attack is further proof that Pakistan is edging ever deeper into outright civil conflict at a time when the stalemated war in Afghanistan is steadily seeping into Pakistan.

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Why Some US Soldiers Feel At Home In Iraq

Slate | Lawrence Kaplan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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One night earlier this fall, a string of detonations shook the walls of a company-sized U.S. Army outpost south of Baghdad. It was the middle of the n...

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