Purple Hearts Elusive For Traumatic Brain Injuries
NPR News/ProPublica Investigation: Army commanders have routinely denied Purple Hearts to soldiers who have sustained mild traumatic brain injuries in Iraq, despite regulations that make such wounds eligible for the medal.
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Should bullfighting be banned?
Catalonia has voted to outlaw the traditional sport. What will this mean?
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McAdams On: News is Where the News Is
There’s a slow but steady trend at TV stations across the country to produce more local news. Several TV stations have recently announced bumping morning news start times back to 4:30 a.m. Several more stations added news in the last year.
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Billy Bragg: A progressive patriot
"I think one of the reasons why I'm a political songwriter is that I write songs as therapy. I write songs about the things that piss me off." by Scott Shoger When he's not playing The Milkman of Human Kindness, Billy Bragg is Mr. Love & Justice, a political songwriter who leavens his forthright anger with a generous humanism, and a writer of love songs who explores those moments when we're more ...
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Denial of Purple Heart frustrates some with 'invisible' wounds
The U.S. Army honors soldiers wounded or killed in combat with the Purple Heart, a powerful symbol designed to recognize their sacrifice and service.
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