Gravitas

US network uncovers 'suicide epidemic' among US veterans AFP - 11-15-07 NEW YORK (AFP) — The US military is experiencing a "suicide epidemic" with veterans killing themselves at the rate of 120 a week, according to an...

Iraq-Afghanistan War Measure Faces Bush Veto Voice of America -11-15-07 By Dan Robinson The Democratic-controlled US House of Representatives has approved a measure to provide $50 billion in short-term funding for US military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Repeat Screenings for Soldiers Find More PTSD ABC News - 11-14-07 - Research suggests that many of the soldiers returning home from war may suffer from trauma-induced mental health

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I wish the White House writers would go on strike.

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To Whom It May Concern: I only accept Euros.- Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

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The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News

• US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3864 The Associated Press

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• US soldier killed NE of Baghdad Xinhua, China

• Six die as bomb hits Iraq police convoy CNN

• Sunni sheik claims US killed his men AP

• US general: Roadside bombs down in Iraq AP

• English teacher killed in Afghanistan AP

• Iraq Forces Seize Powerful Sunni Office The Associated Press

• Thousands of Iraqis apply to live in US AP

• Pakistani caretaker PM due; clashes erupt Reuters

• France denies preparing new Afghanistan troop boost Reuters

• Afghans expanding pomegranate exports AP

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Brotherly Love

Howard Krongard, the embattled State Department inspector general who is accused of blocking investigations into security contractor Blackwater Worldwide, abruptly recused himself from all Blackwater inquiries yesterday after a congressional panel confronted him with evidence that his brother is serving on a company advisory board.

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