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  • July 2008

    • Obama: I Must 'Earn the Trust' of US Military

      Military Times  |  Jul 7, 08 3:08 PM CDT

      Obama: I Must 'Earn the Trust' of US Military

      (Newser) - Because he hasn't served in the military, Barack Obama says, “I have to earn the trust of men and women in uniform.” In a wide-ranging interview with Military Times , the presumptive Democratic nominee vowed to raise pay and improve health care for service members, promised he would not preside over “precipitous” withdrawal from Iraq, and said the military unfairly received flack for “bad planning on the civilian side.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • military  • Iraq exit strategy  • veterans' health care

  • June 2008

    • Democrats in House Catch Populist Fever

      Politico  |  Jun 25, 08 6:39 PM CDT

      Democrats in House Catch Populist Fever

      (Newser) - Despite conventional wisdom suggesting Congress would be in a holding pattern until November, a new surge of energy behind Democratic domestic spending bills is poised to deliver populist promise this summer. An airline passenger bill of rights—an “unapologetic attempt to position lawmakers on the side of harried travelers,” writes David Rogers in Politico—is just the tip of the budgetary iceberg. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • veterans' health care

    • Obama Wants Probe of VA Drug Tests

      ABC News  |  Jun 18, 08 12:23 PM CDT

      Obama Wants Probe of VA Drug Tests

      (Newser) - Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John Cornyn are seeking a probe into reports that veterans had been recruited for tests on drugs linked to suicide, ABC News reports. An ABC News/ Washington Times story noted that vets were given the anti-smoking drug Chantix in government tests, but for more than three months, VA doctors did not tell patients about possible serious side effects. More »

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      Barack Obama  • White House  • suicide  • veterans  • ABC News  • veterans' health care  • Chantix  • Veterans Administration  • John Cornyn

  • May 2008

    • VA Doctor Discouraged Post-Traumatic Diagnoses

      Washington Post  |  May 16, 08 9:55 AM CDT

      VA Doctor Discouraged Post-Traumatic Diagnoses

      (Newser) - A team leader at a veterans' medical center in Texas sent staffers an email urging them to avoid diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder, the Washington Post reports. "Given that we are having more and more compensation-seeking veterans, I'd like to suggest that you refrain from giving a diagnosis of PTSD straight out," wrote the psychologist, suggesting a milder condition be diagnosed instead. More »

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      veterans  • mental health  • PTSD  • Iraq veterans  • Department of Veterans Affairs  • veterans' health care  • Afghanistan veterans  • veterans' benefits  • James B. Peake

    • US Sent 43,000 'Unfit' Troops to War

      USA Today  |  May 8, 08 12:03 PM CDT

      US Sent 43,000 'Unfit' Troops to War

      (Newser) - The US has sent more than 43,000 troops deemed medically unfit for combat to war in Iraq and Afghanistan, USA Today reports. Since 2003 soldiers deemed non-deployable by medical officers have shipped anyway, according to Pentagon documents, with unit commanders overruling doctors. “It is a consequence of the consistent churning of our troops,” says one veterans advocate. Among National Guard and reserve troops, 5%-7% were deemed unfit. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • troop surge  • Department of Veterans Affairs  • veterans' health care

    • 'Sorry' Gates: We Let Down Our Soldiers

      Reuters  |  May 2, 08 7:04 AM CDT

      'Sorry' Gates: We Let Down Our Soldiers

      (Newser) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates admitted yesterday that the US military made mistakes in taking care of soldiers back from Afghanistan and Iraq, reports Reuters. He said he regretted that veterans had received inadequate care for physical and mental problems, particularly those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Gates also acknowledged that not all returning soldiers have obtained suitable housing. More »

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      US military  • Robert Gates  • veterans  • PTSD  • Iraq veterans  • veterans' health care  • Afghanistan veterans

  • April 2008

    • Military Families Sue VA Over Suicides

      Associated Press  |  Apr 21, 08 11:45 AM CDT

      Military Families Sue VA Over Suicides

      (Newser) - Veterans Affairs hasn’t done enough to stem the “rising tide” of suicides and mental health problems, according to a class action lawsuit going to trial this week. Roughly 20% of deployed US troops are suffering from mental illness, a recent study shows, and an average of 18 kill themselves each day. “The VA has simply not devoted enough resources,” said one plaintiff lawyer. “They don’t have enough psychiatrists.” More »

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      lawsuit  • suicide  • military  • veterans  • PTSD  • Department of Veterans Affairs  • veterans' health care  • veterans' benefits

  • November 2007

    • McCain Says No More After NYT Slam

      Time  |  Nov 12, 07 6:47 PM CST

      McCain Says No More After NYT Slam

      (Newser) - John McCain may be moral enough to help sink his own campaign, a Time blog muses. Today the senator asked “all of my donors and supporters to cease and desist" from spending money "that might be construed as benefiting my campaign indirectly.” Why? Because the New York Times wagged a finger at him for not slamming a South Carolina TV ad that ran "glowing images" of McCain. More »

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      John McCain  • campaign finance  • South Carolina  • veterans' health care  • soft money

  • July 2007

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