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( Washington (CNN) - A Democratic bill designed to make numerous improvements to services for veterans failed in the Senate Thursday, a victim of the partisan gridlock and election-year acrimony that dominates the chamber. )

When you stand for two minutes of silence on Monday, what will you be thinking ( Read more... )

Over the last 10 years the sepia tone of November has become blood-soaked with paper poppies festooning the lapels of our politicians, newsreaders and business leaders. The most fortunate in our society have turned the solemnity of remembrance for fallen soldiers in ancient wars into a justification for our most recent armed conflicts. The American ( Read more... )

It's early November, which means that our dark, sober winter coats, fresh out of their summer storage, suddenly have bright felt flowers blooming on their lapels. Veterans, dressed in their neatly-pressed Legion uniforms, begin popping up in shopping malls and subway stations, asking for donations. The words Lest We Forget seem to be on everyone's ( Read more... )

Don’t Ignore Race in Christopher Lane’s Murder
The association of young black men with violence doesn't come out of thin air


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The military currently bans trans service members, but a new memoir could open the policy to scrutiny ( Read more... )

Obama urged to step in to fix VA backlog


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