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Law aiding vets has slowed claims
Daily PressIn the past decade, the Department of Veterans Affairs has doubled its disability claim processors — and yet during that period, the average time to process a claim has climbed from four months to six. From January 2007 through June 2008, as VA...Tags: Natural Resources, Daniel Akaka, Prosecution, International Business Machines Corporation, Defense
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U.S. senators must vote soon on AIDS bill
ISSUE: Seven senators block global AIDS bill. The global fight against AIDS now rests on the shoulders of seven U.S. senators blocking a bill that would increase spending for an acclaimed anti-retroviral program launched by President Bush. The lives of...Tags: AIDS, Political Candidates, National Government, Jeff Sessions, Parliament
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McCain challenges Obama on adviser
The Swampby Mark Silva John McCain's supporters heard a frontal assault on the Republican candidate for president in Barack Obama's appearance in North Carolina today, and McCain is returning fire in an interview this afternoon with FOX News. McCain takes aim........Tags: Political Candidates, National Government, Fannie Mae, Government, Barack Obama
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Veterans: GI Bill falls short
kristen.daum@newsday.com; Staff writer Martin C. Evans contribWASHINGTON - Kevin Grafeld, of Levittown, joined the U.S. Marines hoping that when he got out he would be able to attend college, get a master's degree and teach history. Now he is studying part-time at Nassau Community College and working at a Coram...Tags: Jim Webb, Political Candidates, National Government, Academic Progress, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Veterans to rally for new GI Bill Tuesday
202-824-8224Congressional leaders and military veterans plan to hold a rally at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to push for passage of Virginia Sen. Jim Webb's bill to expand education benefits for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The bipartisan show of...Tags: Jim Webb, Political Candidates, Parliament, Virginia, Defense
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Democrats push GI benefits bill
The Associated PressCongressional Democrats are pushing what could become the most dramatic expansion of college aid for military veterans since World War II, with a bill they hope will buoy them this election season and become an albatross for Republicans. Pitched by the...Tags: Jim Webb, Ohio, National Government, Virginia, Unemployment
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Flynt claims other sex probes under way
Associated Press WriterHustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt reveled in Sen. David Vitter's admission of a "very serious sin" involving an escort service and said Wednesday he's got leads on embarrassing sexual activities involving other members of Congress. Vitter, R-La.,...Tags: Louisiana, Dick Cheney, Republican Party, Beverly Hills, National Government
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Jury spares life of conspirator
Newsday Staff CorrespondentIn a dramatic climax to the only criminal case stemming from the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal jury said yesterday it had been unable to agree unanimously that Zacarias Moussaoui deserved the death penalty and instead sentenced the al-Qaida operative to...Tags: The White House, Oklahoma, National Government, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Guerrilla Activity
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GOP Retains Control of Congress
Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON — Republicans retained control of both the House and Senate in Tuesday's elections, extending their decade-long domination of Capitol Hill as they swept up victories across the South and unseated Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle of...Tags: Political Candidates, National Government, Parliament, Barbara Boxer, Government
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GOP to keep majority, winning in key contests
Washington BureauRepublicans appeared certain to retain control of the U.S. Senate early Wednesday after pulling off key wins in the South, and they had the prospect of widening their current narrow margin by winning several Senate races that were still undecided....Tags: The White House, Political Candidates, National Government, Parliament, Richard Durbin
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