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New GI Bill Gives Veterans Better Shot at College

Matt Cantor — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:48:01 CDT

The new GI Bill, called the biggest veterans’ educational benefit program since 1944, takes effect tomorrow—and it’s poised to make a big difference, the Houston Chronicle reports. Some 90% of vets will receive two to three times more help paying for college, says one advocate. “This type of investment...

New GI Bill Pays Out Big in Some States, Zilch in Others

Harry Kimball — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:15:01 CDT

The new GI bill going into effect Aug. 1 is the biggest expansion of the program since World War II, but the benefits are far from uniform, the AP reports. The new system determines the money a vet gets for college on a state-by-state basis. Full tuition is guaranteed at...

Times Editorial Has White House Seeing Red

Nick McMaster — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:57:02 CDT

The New York Times lambasted President Bush in an editorial today for opposing the new GI Bill, and the White House swiftly fired back, the Hill reports. The paper “irresponsibly distorted” Bush's opposition to the bill, said a statement from press secretary Dana Perino, who said the editorial "could not...

Senate OKs GI Bill, Sparking Obama-McCain Joust

Jonas Oransky — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:19:24 CDT

Senate Republicans broke with President Bush and John McCain to help pass a GI bill that gives education benefits to veterans, setting off a sharp war of words between McCain and Barack Obama, the Huffington Post reports. “I can’t believe he believes it is too generous,” said Obama. McCain fired...

Clark: McCain Must Get Behind Update to GI Bill

Jonas Oransky — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:18:00 CDT

John McCain is "casting doubt" on his "commitment to the newest generation of American heroes” by not throwing his support behind an extension of the GI Bill, Wesley Clark writes in the Los Angeles Times . A bipartisan overhaul would fix the bill that once guaranteed veterans a paid education—but...

Senators: Vets Need New GI Bill

Sam Gale Rosen — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:36:58 CST

The US needs a spruced-up GI Bill for today's veterans, Chuck Hagel and Jim Webb say in an op-ed in today's New York Times . The Vietnam vets argue that the measure "was one of the most important pieces of legislation in our history" and call for a new version to...