Help veterans seek the support they need
The Gazette urges Americans to reach out to veterans returning from Iraq and other wars. It notes PTSD, housing, and employment struggles, cites improve VA services, and calls for nationwide outreach, housing, and better post discharge care with local veterans officers and public support.
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Congress
Iowa
Don Tyne
Linn County
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Military Family Network
Connections
Mlitary.org
Hollywood antiwar films struggle at box office this year
The piece argues antiwar movies like Rendition The Kingdom and Redacted face weak openings as audiences reject war critical storytelling. It notes Hollywood shifts to foreign markets and audiences in the United States remain war weary, with critics and scholars offering mixed readings of these films and their agendas.
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Vietnam
ACLU
Reese Witherspoon
Peter Sarsgaard
Meryl Streep
Jake Gyllenhaal
Valley of
Elah
Paul Haggis
Kingdom
FBI
Saudi Arabia
Tom Cruise
Robert Redford
Helen Thomas
White House
Brian de Palma
U.S
Ryan Phillippe
Charles Ferguson
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Jeanine Basinger
Wesleyan University
Daily Show
Bush
America
Peter Berg
Berg
Hollywood
Cannes
Venice
Toronto
Joan Baez
VcClatchy
Michael Pena
Genter
Derek Luke
MGM
Democrats Must Say No On Immigration Says Debated View
In a pointed editorial style column, the piece argues Democrats including Hillary Clinton face backlash over driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, urging clear stance and tougher enforcement. It cites the Dream Act, grand bargain flaws, and calls for sanctions on employers and a secure ID to restrain illegal hiring.
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Illary Clinton
New York
Clinton
Bush
Jim Webb
D-Va
Dick Durbin
Durbin
Eliot Spitzer
L.D
Mike Bloomberg
New York City
Feds
Connecticut
Chris Dodd
Mexico
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