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Yet Again Politics Is Just Wrong

Written by simplyRik on August 6, 2008

I ran across another post over at Think Progress, which further discouraged my belief in the current political processes being toyed with in Washington D.C.. This time, it had to do with a very valid cause. The further funding of Veteran and Military Organizations.
Like anything else in Washington, there was a hidden agenda [...]

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Homes for Heroes Act

Written by simplyRik on August 5, 2008

On July 9th, the House passed Bill HR 3329 IH designed to provide housing assistance to what is termed “Very low-income” and formerly homeless veterans. In an overwhelmingly large majority, the Ayes took 411 of the 433 votes (Dem. 230, Rep. 181), while 9 Republicans voted against and another 9 to abstain along with [...]

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Cold War Medal

Written by simplyRik on August 4, 2008

Introduced on April 12, 2007, the Cold War Medal Act of 2007 directs the Secretary of Defense to issue Cold War service medals to military personnel who served honorably during the Cold War era (September 2, 1945, through December 26, 1991). During this period there were only 2 “Officially” recognized combat events the Korean [...]

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