Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
The 18-year ban on media coverage of the return of fallen U.S. service members ended Sunday night “with a solemn ceremony for the arrival of a flag-draped casket of an airman felled in Afghanistan.”
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Tags: Air Force Officials, Air Force Staff Sgt, Airman, Bravery, Bronze Star, Civil Engineer Squadron, Defense Secretary, Dover Air Force [...]
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Filed under: Afghanistan, In The News, Military, News Media, Obama Administration, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, War
Posted on February 12th, 2009 by daniel powers
In the news: Gates orders review of ban on photos of coffins.
[This is a cross-posted diary at VetVoice.com]
How do feel about coverage of your Wars? Does it even effect you the least bit? Are you aware when one of your local service men/women has passed through to his or her family? Do you think this [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, Daniel Powers, Fox News, George W. Bush, In The News, Military, Veterans Issues, War
Posted on September 21st, 2008 by Michael Stickings
The USA Today published a useful editorial on Friday recapping McCain’s “many gyrations” in response to the financial crisis.
You know, first the economy is fundamentally strong, then there’s a crisis, then he’s a Reaganite deregulator, then he’s some would-be Teddy Roosevelt reformer.
What’s the truth? Well, who knows? But he’s certainly not TR.
Throughout his political career, [...]
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Filed under: Economy, Election '08, John McCain '08, Michael Stickings
Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Alegre
I worked all day and then went in to make phone calls as part of a Women For Hillary phone bank this evening. I just got home and I’m zonked, and since I’ve been thinking of this old diary of mine from Feb. over the past few days, I thought this was a good time [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Politics, Presidential Primaries
Posted on May 27th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Bill Clinton said Sunday, “I have never seen a candidate treated so disrespectfully just for running..” Well, just when you thought the Clinton bashing couldn’t go any lower… Joan Walsh explains (emphasis mine) on Salon:
The world is divided between people who consider Bill and Hillary Clinton monsters, and people who don’t. It used to be [...]
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Filed under: Bill Clinton, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Primaries
Posted on November 8th, 2006 by Todd Mitchell
Cross Posted From Article of Faith:
So here’s where we are as of 11am edt or so:
Democrats Seize Control of House; Senate Hangs on Virginia and Montana:
By early morning the Democrats had picked up 27 seats, with the final projection set between 32 and 35 total gains. In both undecided Senate races, the Democrats lead by [...]
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Filed under: Congress, House of Reps, Politics, Senate
