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VA Doctors Instructed to Avoid Diagnosing PTSD


Veterans' New Right to Hire Attorneys Before VA


Use of Contractors to Train Scrutinized
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400


Democrats to Revisit 'Don't Ask'
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400


Air Force Says no Survivors in B-52 Crash
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The US military has concluded the remaining crew members of a B-52 bomber that crashed earlier this week off the coast of Guam are dead, the Air Force said Wednesday. The bodies of two of the six crew were found on Monday and the other four remained missing.

Provincial Taliban Leader Surrenders
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400


Agent: Gitmo Detainees not Read Rights
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400


Schwartz: Nukes in Cuba a 'Red Line'
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400


Bush Agrees to Time 'Horizon' for Troops
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
President Bush and Iraq's prime minister have agreed to set a "general time horizon" for bringing more U.S. troops home from the war, a dramatic shift from the administration's once-ironclad unwillingness to talk about any kind of deadline or timetable.

Security Transfer Stalled in Anbar
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The transfer from U.S. military authority in Anbar has become stalled by worries that a hasty move could tempt unrest and reopen rivalries. Talks on Anbar have moved into the slow lane after much fanfare last month when the planned transfer to Iraqi forces was announced and then abruptly put on hold.

Nine US Troops Killed in Afghanistan
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base killed nine American Soldiers and wounded 15 in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years. Those troops were on their way to rescue a four-man team of Navy SEALs caught in a militant ambush.

US Not Allowed to Hunt for Bin Laden?
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Pakistan's top diplomat said there are no U.S. personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his nation's new government has ruled out such military operations, covert or otherwise, to catch militants.