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The Peace Movement's Progress
05 July 2010 14:59
The peace movement has made significant progress in the United States since its low point of late 2008, and just about everything anyone in it has done has been a contribution. If everyone keeps...
05 July 2010 14:59
The peace movement has made significant progress in the United States since its low point of late 2008, and just about everything anyone in it has done has been a contribution. If everyone keeps...- 25 September 2009 15:20 Where is the Defund Blackwater Act?
- 17 September 2009 02:10 Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder
- 17 July 2009 15:24 Cost of War
- 05 July 2009 15:50 Thoughts for the 4th of July: Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk for Peace
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VA relaxes application process for benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder
13 July 2010 13:24
The Department of Veterans Affairs is encouraging military veterans previously denied benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder to start reapplying Tuesday as the agency's tedious claims process...
13 July 2010 13:24
The Department of Veterans Affairs is encouraging military veterans previously denied benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder to start reapplying Tuesday as the agency's tedious claims process...- 09 July 2010 12:06 Rules Eased for Filing PTSD Claims
- 24 December 2009 00:51 Army General Who Implemented Pregnancy Policy Responds to Truthout Report
- 18 September 2009 13:32 Easing From Combat to Classroom GI Bill's Growth Fuels a Rush of On-Campus Advisory, Advocacy Services
- 17 September 2009 03:16 Civil Rights Veterans
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Help Elect Marleine Bastien (FL-17)
20 August 2010 14:59
Marleine Bastien’s campaign for Congress to replace Kendrick Meek representing District 17 first came to my attention when she was being considered for endorsement by the Miami chapter of...
20 August 2010 14:59
Marleine Bastien’s campaign for Congress to replace Kendrick Meek representing District 17 first came to my attention when she was being considered for endorsement by the Miami chapter of...- 17 August 2010 00:00 Senator Jim Webb On The “Myth” Of White Privilege
- 01 August 2010 22:36 Curbing Supporters Enthusiasm
- 22 July 2010 09:19 Breitbart & Co. trash the truth
- 21 July 2010 22:43 Black Caucus Slams Vilsack 'Overreaction'
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Help Elect Marleine Bastien (FL-17)
20 August 2010 14:59
Marleine Bastien’s campaign for Congress to replace Kendrick Meek representing District 17 first came to my attention when she was being considered for endorsement by the Miami chapter of...
20 August 2010 14:59
Marleine Bastien’s campaign for Congress to replace Kendrick Meek representing District 17 first came to my attention when she was being considered for endorsement by the Miami chapter of...- 17 August 2010 00:00 Senator Jim Webb On The “Myth” Of White Privilege
- 01 August 2010 22:36 Curbing Supporters Enthusiasm
- 22 July 2010 09:19 Breitbart & Co. trash the truth
- 21 July 2010 22:43 Black Caucus Slams Vilsack 'Overreaction'
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| Written by David Patten |
| Wednesday, 21 July 2010 17:43 |
 CBC chief Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., stated: "It is now apparent that Secretary Vilsack did not have all of the facts available to him and overreacted." The CBC says Sherrod was "unfairly asked to resign" without due process, and should be "reinstated immediately." When a videotape surface that appeared to show Sherrod making racially charged remarks about a white farmer, administration officials demanded her resignation. But Sherrod says the remarks about the incident, which occurred nearly 25 years ago, were actually an object lesson in the importance of not judging people based on race. She said the video that was initially posted on BigGovernment.com had been selectively edited, and that her remarks were taken out of context. On Tuesday, Vilsack said he would not reconsider Sherrod's dismissal. But White House officials reportedly directed him to do so Tuesday evening. Vilsack now says he will investigate all the facts in the incident. Lee also called Wednesday for the USDA should investigate racism in the agency. "There are many individuals still serving in the Department of Agriculture who were responsible for years of discrimination against African-American farmers," she stated. "The basis for Ms. Sherrod’s resignation is another example of why we must not sweep race under the rug," Lee added. "Rather, we must come together as a nation and recognize that we do not live in a post-racial era and that, while difficult, we must confront these issues head on with clarity and without fear." |
