Politics As Usual
Shining a Light on Power and Policy
Tom Shine covers congressional politics for ABC News.
RECENT POSTS
- "The Stories Are Shocking In Their Simplicity And Brutality..."
- "Pipes Have Voltage, Get Shocked In The Shower"
- She May Have to Take the Stand "For Mommy" a Second Time
- The Army Calls A Reverse And Orders Football Star Caleb Campbell To Serve
- "I Have Broken The Cycle Of Obesity..."
- "When I Joined the Navy, I Didn’t Know I Was Gay"
- You Might Not Be Able To Afford The Groceries, But Your Shopping Cart Will Be Clean
- For the Petersons 'The Price is Right'
- 8,763 DISABLED VETS DIED BEFORE THEIR CASES WERE REVIEWED
- HOLY PATRICK LEAHY, BATMAN!
MONTHLY ARCHIVES
« July 14, 2008 | Main | July 21, 2008 »
8,763 DISABLED VETS DIED BEFORE THEIR CASES WERE REVIEWED
In 2003 Congress passed a law giving additional benefits to the most severely disabled veterans. Most of the eligible fought in the Vietnam War and nearly 217,000 were entitled to a one-time retroactive pay award under the program. To carry...
Continue reading "8,763 DISABLED VETS DIED BEFORE THEIR CASES WERE REVIEWED"
July 15, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)
HOLY PATRICK LEAHY, BATMAN!
Will Senator Patrick Leahy get an Oscar nomination? Probably not. But when millions of BATMAN fans go to see "THE DARK KNIGHT" this weekend they will see the late Heath Ledger, as the joker, hold a knife to the throat...
Continue reading "HOLY PATRICK LEAHY, BATMAN!"
July 15, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (1)
