War of words over war service heats up in US
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The campaign of Senator John Kerry, stepping up a counteroffensive against a veterans group that is attacking his military record, said Friday that it was filing a complaint with the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) accusing the organization of
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An ad questioning John Kerry's war record sprang from an alliance between Texas Republicans and veterans angry about Mr. Kerry's criticism of the Vietnam War.
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Increasing numbers of National Guard and Reserve troops who have returned from war in Iraq and Afghanistan are encountering new battles with their civilian employers at home. Jobs were eliminated, benefits reduced and promotions forgotten.
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With Congress preparing for renewed debate over President Bush's Iraq policies, a majority of Americans now support setting a deadline for withdrawing U.S. forces from the war-torn nation and support putting new conditions on the military that could limit the number of personnel available for duty...
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The Bush administration is split over the idea of a surge in troops to Iraq, with White House officials aggressively promoting the concept over the unanimous disagreement of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to U.S. officials familiar with the intense debate.
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Eight US soldiers stationed in Iraq and Kuwait filed suit Monday seeking to end a policy that allows the military to keep service members on duty after their enlistment periods are up.
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BOSTON - In the wake of criticisms about his actions in Vietnam, John Kerry challenged US President George W. Bush to debate their wartime service records.
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Some US media outlets decide to refer to the fighting in Iraq as a civil war in defiance of the White House.
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Some of the most dramatic debate surrounding the nearly four-year-old Iraq war is expected to begin Tuesday over a House of Representatives resolution criticizing President Bush's plan to increase troops by more than 20,000.
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Squabbling over who served tainted what to whom masks deeper rifts.
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For months, the big media and Democratic politicians have hammered on President George W. Bush and his service in the National Guard, suggesting it was less than honorable.
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NEW YORK  - Manhattan's Union Square  has been the site of anti-war demonstrations over the years,  but midday Thursday it became the newest battleground in the  satellite radio war.
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The row about John Kerry&#39;s war record has become more heated with the resignation of a Bush campaign adviser after it emerged that he had appeared in a commercial made by the Swift Boat Veterans
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Not long ago, pundits feared ongoing allegations about President Bush&#39;s National Guard service would hijack the campaign, forcing the candidates to waste precious pre-election time talking about a 30-year-old war.
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A war of words flared yesterday when Cuban authorities displayed a giant swastika and pictures of abused Iraqi prisoners in front of the US mission in Havana.
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One major concern is that more heated religious rhetoric is encouraging young men to leave home to fight in Iraq.
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&quot;W stands for Wrong&quot; - in an effort to focus the debate on domestic issues, but instead got embroiled in a new spat about Iraq.