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100 Days On Veterans: A Reason To Hope

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Veterans Affairs, Afghanistan Veterans, Iraq Veterans, Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, First 100 Days, Veterans Care, votevets.org, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, President Obama, Obama's First 100 Days, Votevets, Barack Obama, Veterans, Politics News
Jon Soltz

In all three areas of veteran care, while there's a ton to still do, there's been dramatic improvement in Obama's first 100 days.

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VA Hospital Slip-Up Infects 4 Patients With HIV

AP | BILL POOVEY | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans Affairs HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS, Hiv, Politics News

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Thousands of veterans were at first shocked to learn they should get blood tests for HIV and hepatitis because three hospit...

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David Schultz, DC Reporter, Harassed By Veteran Affairs Official

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Veteran Health, Veteran Medical Treatment, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Affairs, David Schultz, Gloria Hairston, Gloria Hairston Veterans Affairs, Veteran Healthcare, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Veterans, David Schultz Va, Wamu David Schultz, Tommie Canady, David Schultz Wamu, Wamu Reprter Vet Hospital, Media News

UPDATE 11:45pm The AP is reporting that the Veterans Affairs Department has agreed, following protests from various journalism groups, to return the ...

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Reporter's Recorder Confiscated At Veterans Affairs Event

RCFP | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reporters, Department of Veterans Affairs, David Schultz, Reporter Recorder Confiscated, Veterans Affairs, Va Confiscates Recorder, Politics News

A Washington D.C.-based radio reporter says his audio storage device was inappropriately confiscated Tuesday by Veterans Affairs officials after he in...

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Army Psychologist: "I Am Under A Lot Of Pressure Not To Diagnose Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"

Salon | Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Army, Veterans Affairs, Army Psychologists Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, War Wire, Ptsd, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Politics News

A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored ...

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Show Us the Money: Iraq Veterans React to the VA Budget

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Veteran, White House, Obama, Budget, Paul Rieckhoff, Obama Veterans, VA Funding, Iraq Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

Veterans' funding is about $1.2 billion higher than the amount recommended by leading veterans' organizations, but Obama's budget is still not a slam dunk for veterans.

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Veterans and the Stimulus

Hal Donahue | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Department of Defense, Economic Stimulus Package, Veterans Affairs, Democratic Party, Chet Edwards, Veterans, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
Hal Donahue

Democrats in Congress support and will continue to support our military and veterans. Join them.

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The Lunatics are Running the Asylum

John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Energy, Lead, Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress, Veterans Affairs, Obama Stimulus, Money, Alternative Energy, Economy, Public Health, Green Building, Renewable Energy, Fbi, Smithsonian, Tax Breaks, Green Energy, Energy Policy, Stimulus, Goldman Sachs, U.S. Coast Guard, Obama Stimulus Plan, Mississippi River, Stimulus Package, Colleges, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Economic Stimulus, Department of Energy, Hollywood, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

If Congress have lost sight of what this economic crisis is about and whom the stimulus plan is supposed to be helping, perhaps the following sobering statistics will serve as a reminder.

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Tammy Duckworth: Obama's Assistant Veterans Affairs Secretary

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Tammy Duckworth, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs director, was nominated by President Barack Obama on Tuesday to serve ...

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Limbaugh Needs a Lesson in Reality

Mike Papantonio | Posted 03.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Failure, President, Air America Radio, Unemployment, Rush Limbaugh, Mike Papantonio, Democrat, Recession, Manufacturing, Ring of Fire, Barack Obama, Economy, Veterans Affairs, Ann Coulter, Credit Crisis, Veterans, Sean Hannity, Prayer, Foreclosure, Media News
Mike Papantonio

If Limbaugh could step out of his 25,000 square foot home and see the pain of parents telling their children that they just lost their home, maybe then he would want Obama to succeed.

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From Falluja to Washington, DC: Iraq Veteran Unveils New Roadmap for Congress

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: GI Bill, Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress Iraq, Iraq Veterans, Todd Bowers, Iraq, Ptsd, Paul Rieckhoff, Veterans Affairs, Veterans, Stimulus Package, Politics News
Paul Rieckhoff

As the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the stimulus package today, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have a lot at stake.

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Mayor MIA on Veterans' Affairs

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Manhattan, Veterans Affairs, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Ofice of Veterans' Affairs, Eric Shinseki, New York City, Veterans, Roger K. Newman, Iraq War, Long Island, General Eric Shinseki, Iraq Veterans, Shinseki, Eric Shinseki Veterans Affairs Secretary, Shreddergate, Department of Veteran Affairs, Eastern New York, Politics News
Luis Carlos Montalván

When hundreds of thousands of New York's veterans do not receive the benefits and entitlements they deserve, is there then no cost to New York State taxpayers?

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After the White House: A Retirement Plan for President Bush

Dr. Stephen Forman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Orleans, George Bush, 4000 Dead, US Military, Former President Bill Clinton, Iraq Deaths, Economy, George W. Bush, Veterans, Childhood Obesity, Iraq Veterans, Military, Richard Nixon, Former Presidents, 4000 Soldiers Deaths, Hurricane Katrina, Climate Change, Visiting Each Other, Bill Clinton, Ex-Presidents, Veterans Affairs, Vets, Iraq Death Toll, Retirement, Economic Development, U.S. Presidents, Presidents, HIV/AIDS, Iraq War, Tsunami, Iraq Soldier Deaths, Hospitals, Jimmy Carter, Iraq, Obama First 100 Days, 100 Days, Politics News
Dr. Stephen Forman

As President Bush leaves the White House and returns to Texas, we can only hope for him what we want for ourselves; to learn from our mistakes and to do good in the world with the time.

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Native American Veterans Fight VA and Lose

Tim Giago | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Native American Veterans, National Guard, Department of Veterans Affairs, Social Security, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Administration, Department of Veteran Affairs, Disability, Social Security Benefits, Social Security Disability Claims, Veterans, Politics News
Tim Giago

Andy Torress was denied disability pension by the VA, but when he took his medical records to the Social Security Administration, they approved him for 100 percent disability.

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New York's Department of Veterans' Affairs: Where's the Outrage?

Luis Montalvan and Aaron Glantz | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Veterans Affairs, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, James Peake, Pensions, Va, New York State, War in Iraq, Michael Bloomberg Mayor, New York City, New York, Social Security Disability Claims, Afghanistan War, Veterans, Bloomberg, Iraq War, Albany, Dwight Eisenhower, Times Union, Disabilities, Veterans Issues, Senator Hillary Clinton, President Eisenhower, Disability, Hillary Clinton, Senator Clinton, Iraq, Politics News
Luis Montalvan and Aaron Glantz

Internal audits at the VA regional headquarters has revealed over half of all disability claims processed through the New York office had been illegally tampered with.

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Violent Veterans, the Big Picture

Helen Benedict | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pain, Veterans Affairs, Emotion, US Soldiers, Violence Against Women, Mental Health, Trauma, Iraq Violence, Violence, Soldiers in Iraq, Iraq Veterans' Mental Health, Resentment, War in Iraq, Iraq Veteran Suicide, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Veterans, Iraq War, Emotions, Iraq Veteran Stories, Marines, Anger, Iraq Veterans, Soldiers, Army, Iraqi Civilian Deaths, Iraq Veterans Suicide, Iraq War Casualities, Iraq, Iraq Veterans Mental Health, Politics News
Helen Benedict

Iraq War veterans seem to be killing and hurting themselves and others more than veterans of any other war in American history.

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Open Letter to Veterans Affairs Nominee Gen. Eric Shinseki

Joseph A. Violante | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Violante

The history of veterans funding is so consistently poor that even when Congress has gotten the funding level right, it has been late. Imagine trying to run a private sector health care system without knowing your budget.

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The Department of Defense and The Arrogance of Chu

Hal Donahue | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, David Chu, Robert Gates, Appropriations, Healthcare, Walter Reed, Secretary of Defense, Politics News
Hal Donahue

David Chu, the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, has struck once again.

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Obama's Meet The Press Interview: Discusses Economy, Auto Bailout, Iran, Foreign Policy, More (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics

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***UPDATE*** 12/7 12:31PM -- SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Obama discussed the importance of using the White House as a "bully pulpit" to encourage the yout...

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Illinois Still Short On Beds For Veterans

SouthtownStar | Phil Kadner | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Veterans Affairs, Illinois Veterans Homes, Veterans Homes, Veterans Affairs Funding, Illinois Veterans, Veterans, Chicago News

"For five years at least, probably longer, this state failed to fully fund its veterans homes," Phil Kadner writes in the SouthtownStar. There was...

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John Kerry For Secretary Of State. Max Cleland For Secretary Of Veterans Affairs

James Boyce | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Kerry, Max Cleland, Newsladder, Obama Cabinet, Veterans Affairs, Secretary of State, Obama Administration, Barack Obama, Politics News
James Boyce

War and Climate Change are the two great issues facing our country and our world. John Kerry is better than any considered to address them.

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Veterans Need Barack Obama

Jack Lewis | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Vete, Veterans Affairs, Veterans PTSD, Ptsd, Veterans, John McCain, John McCain Veterans, Mccain, Home News
Jack Lewis

Pundits have called McCain's body language during the first presidential debate "arrogant" and "dismissive." To me, John looked like he was flinching away from a physical beating.

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McCain's Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List

Brandon Friedman | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Veterans Affairs, John McCain, Iraq, Afghanistan, Soldiers, Troops, Mccain Military, John McCain Veterans, Mccain Vets, Mccain Veterans, McCain Iraq, Politics News
Brandon Friedman

McCain has a very clear, long, and illustrious history of not supporting troops and veterans one bit.

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Obama, McCain, and Our Veterans

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Votevets, GI Bill, Chuck Todd, Michelle Obama, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day, Obama, Mccain, Veterans, Tammy Duckworth, Patriotism, Iraq Veterans, Homeless Veterans, Iava, The Military, Blue Star Families for Obama, Paul Rieckhoff, Torture, Patrick Murphy, Democratic Convention, Vetpac, Obama Veterans, Obama Iraq, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

Many may not know that Obama's name was placed in nomination by a man who identified himself as "a life-long Republican and an Iraq war veteran." His name is Michael Wilson; he served as an Air Force medic.

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Here's Your Maverick

Jon Soltz | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Timelines, Department of Veterans Affairs, John McCain, Veterans Affairs, Votevets, 2008 Election, Veterans, Nouri Al Maliki, McCain Iraq, Politics News
Jon Soltz

John McCain sure is a maverick, I'll give him that. In just a week, he's managed to alienate the Iraqi Prime Minister, the Iraqi people, the American people, and the veterans community.

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