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VA agrees to settle for $20M for data theft »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 2 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Department has agreed to pay up to $20 million to veterans for exposing them to possible identity theft in 2006 ...

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Army cuts off pay for WWII Alaska militia veterans »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 3 weeks ago in News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Army has decided to cut off retirement pay for veterans of a largely Native militia formed to guard the territory of ...

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Citing US values, Obama will close Guantanamo »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 3 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Breaking forcefully with Bush anti-terror policies, President Barack Obama ordered major changes Thursday that he said would halt the torture of suspects, close ...

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On eve of presidency, Obama praises McCain, Powell »

Posted by: ap 9 months, 4 weeks ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — A relaxed and upbeat Barack Obama invoked the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. and lavished praise on two prominent Republicans in calling ...

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VA nominee to make case before Senate committee »

Posted by: ap 10 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, who clashed with the Bush administration on Iraq war policy, was expected to have a smooth Senate confirmation ...

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Shinseki promises to modernize VA »

Posted by: ap 10 months ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday that six-month waits to have a disability claim processed ...

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Afghan veteran wins Australia's top valor medal »

Posted by: ap 10 months ago in News

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian soldier was awarded the top military honor in the British Commonwealth on Friday for risking his life to save a ...

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Shinseki pledges to fix gaps in veterans' care »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki pledged to move quickly to fix gaps in health care if confirmed as Veterans Affairs secretary, saying he ...

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Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in News

CHICAGO (AP) — Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest ...

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Kerry urges caution on 'hot pursuit' in Somalia »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young Navy swift boat commander in Vietnam, Sen. John Kerry was no stranger to the perils of hot pursuit in combat ...

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Ex-colonel gets prison for stand-in paternity test »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in News

CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — A retired Army colonel has been sentenced to prison for getting a classmate at the Army War College to take a paternity ...

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In Cabinet, Obama goes for experience, pragmatism »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The candidate of change has wholeheartedly embraced experience in choosing his Cabinet.

President-elect Barack Obama has tapped senators and representatives, governors and veteran ...

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Injured vets wait for disability appeal process »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in News

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Wounded troops are still waiting to file new appeals of disability ratings that determine what kind of medical care and benefits ...

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Peru naval officers arrested for illegal wiretaps »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance

LIMA, Peru (AP) — In another twist to Peru's oil-kickback scandal, police have arrested five people for allegedly recording the telephone conversations that revealed the ...

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4 recruiter suicides lead to Army probe »

Posted by: ap 10 months, 1 week ago in News

HENDERSON, Texas (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Henderson, a strapping Iraq combat veteran, spent the last, miserable months of his life as an Army recruiter ...

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