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Protesters Battle Chicago Cops at NATO Summit

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:30:00 CDT

What began as an orderly march by thousands of activists protesting the NATO summit yesterday turned bloody as clashed erupted with Chicago police. At least seven people required hospital treatment, and dozens were arrested, reports the Chicago Tribune . The confrontation lasted close to two hours, and left several protesters bloodied,...

Obama Winning Among Veterans

Kevin Spak — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:24:42 CDT

After a decade of war, America's troops aren't feeling very war-like. President Obama currently leads Mitt Romney among veterans who have served since the Gulf War by seven points—a wider lead than he has among the general populace—according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll , and many say it's because...

Obama to Congress: Here's Your 'To-Do List'

Kevin Spak — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:34:11 CDT

Because Congress loves being bossed around like nothing else, President Obama will today unveil a "to-do list" of priorities, which have historically had bipartisan support, and which he says will "help restore middle class security." "At this make-or-break moment for the middle class, we need to create an economy built...

First-Ever Jail Opens Just for Veterans

Neal Colgrass — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:03:05 CDT

In one Georgia county jail, military veterans will receive a special kind of treatment. The sheriff of Muscogee County says he's opening the first-ever jail dorm exclusively for veterans, where programs are designed to keep them from breaking the law once they're out, Fox News reports. "When they transition back...

Photo Flap Shows Military's Digital Generation Gap

John Johnson — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:36:05 CDT

The US military is dealing with yet another scandal involving soldiers' treatment of enemy remains . These kinds of incidents are nothing new in the annals of war, writes former Army officer Andrew Exum at Bloomberg View . The difference today is the "ubiquitous presence" of camera phones. Combine that with a...

Civil War Vet Finally Gets Proper Burial

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:27:23 CDT

A Civil War veteran whose ashes sat for decades forgotten in storage will likely be the final soldier to be buried from that war. Peter Jones Knapp, who fought for the Union and survived the Andersonville prison camp in Georgia, was being laid to rest today in Oregon's Willamette National...

Vets Rip Flag With Obama's Face

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:26:07 CDT

O say can you see ... Barack Obama? A local Florida Democratic Party office has removed an American flag that replaced Old Glory's stars with President Obama's face after a handful of angry veterans turned up to call it disrespectful. “What really upsets me is that the flag had apparently been...

Dirty Medical Instruments a Rising Threat

Dustin Lushing — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:01:32 CST

A disturbing and dangerous trend is growing in hospitals, according to a report from the Center of Public Integrity : the use of dirty instruments leading to serious infections. The problem is showing up with "alarming regularity" and could be linked to the difficulty in cleaning modern surgical tools and the...

Vets on Jobs: Feds Are Discriminating Against Us

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:53:45 CST

Unemployment has long been a problem for returning vets, but the Washington Post now reports a troubling fact: Each year, more than 1,000 returning troops say they have lost jobs or been penalized due to their service, despite the fact that such treatment is against the law under the...