The American Legion 2005 - Abstracts

The American Legion 2005
TitleSubjectAuthors
A calling to care.(an interview with Carolyn Tanaka)(Interview)General interestBrandy Ballenger
A flag, a poem and a lesson in freedom.General interestMiguel Perez
A symbol of everything I believed in...'(excerpt from a speech by Representative Randy Cunningham)(Excerpt)General interest 
Big 12 winners use rewards to buy equipment.(American Legion's Big 12 Competition)General interest 
Blue star salute: A day to thank our troops.General interest 
Borderline board member freezes ACLU chapter.(American Civil Liberties Union)General interest 
Boys State at 70: roots recalled by founder's daughter.General interestElissa Kaupisch
Brother, don't spare a dime: Financial outlook may be bleak for many retirees, but it's never too late to save.General interestBen Stein
'Budget ... devastates programs for veterans.'(Rep. Lane Evans, Ranking Member, House Veterans Affairs Committee views the 2006 budget)(Interview)General interest 
Charitable giving: Fraud and diversion.General interestPaul Akers
Choose life: Grow young with HGH.(Human growth hormone)General interest 
Conflict and credit.(consumer debt)General interestSteve Rhode
Death be not expensive: How to beat the high cost of dying.General interestRobert Bryce
Entrenched on the bench.(retirement age for federal judges)General interestPaul Jacob
Federal funding for public broadcasting.General interest 
Flag protection opponents cling to empty excuses.General interestRichard D. Parker
Flat income tax for the United States.General interest 
Geriatric chief says VA has prepared well.(James Burris)(Interview)General interest 
Good Samaritans.(good efforts of U.S. soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines, serving in Iraq to correct the dictators)General interestJerome D. Fortenberry
Harlem's hell fighters.(Charle Fillmore: all-black National Guard regiment)General interestStephen L. Harris
How not to make a killing.(survey of public-pension funds)General interestFrank J. Gaffney Jr.
Iron chefs.(military food receipes)General interestDan Allsup
Keeping the Constitution alive and well.(National Oratorical Contest)General interest 
Legion stands up for scouts after ACLU-DoD settlement.(American Civil Liberties Union, Department of Defense)General interestRees Lloyd
Legion to fight ruling against National Scout Jamboree.General interest 
Libraries of terror.General interestDeroy Murdock
Lincoln Mercury reduces prices to Legion family, donates portion of sales to Legacy Scholarships.General interest 
Meditation in motion: Tai chi can improve physical and mental well-being, studies say.General interestJan Eberle
Men in black.(interview of Mark Levin, the author and chief of staff to former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese)(Interview)General interest 
Never to walk alone.(Soldier's book)General interestBob Dole
New lure's catch rate may be too high for some tournaments.(tournament fishing)General interestCharlie Allen
Newly signed VA health-care package funds research for severely wounded.(Veterans Health Improvement Act of 2004)General interest 
No greater glory.(USAT Dorchester )General interestDan Kurzman
Northern exposure: Unstable Canada border continues to invite terrorists seeking illegal U.S. entry.General interestJoel Mowbray
One boy's unforgettable moment.(Babe Ruth)(Obituary)General interestDon McDonough
Our oldest enemy: The oft-told tale of Franco-American harmony is a figment of our national imagination.(France-American relations)General interestJohn J. Miller, Mark Molesky
Overhaul of U.S. bankruptcy laws.General interest 
Public subsidies for sport stadiums.General interestAnthony A. Williams, Paul J. Gessing
Public to get first of new U.S. Nickels.General interestShanna Tedeschi
Rally spurs commitment to protect Connecticut veterans fund.General interest 
Ratify law of the Sea Treaty.(opinions of Vern Clark and Jeff Sessions regarding United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea)General interestVern Clark, Jeff Sessions
Rebirth of a nation.(afghan refugee)General interestBen Barber
Re-importing drugs to America.General interest 
Resolution calls for full funding of tobacco-related illness compensation.General interest 
Scout resurrects prayer book.General interestElissa Kaupisch
Secret source for new Nickels revealed.(US Buffalo Nickels )General interestShanna Tedeschi
Senior NCOs discuss troop welfare with Legion.(Non-Commissioned Officer )General interest 
Sleepless in America.General interest 
Social security personal accounts.General interestPaul Ryan, Rahm Emanuel
The blog: The amorphous 'Weblog' oozes to prominence in the theater of U.S. media.General interestDennis McCafferty
The business of charity.General interestRenata J. Rafferty
The fifth estate.(public-spirited individuals )General interestGary L. Geipel
The fifth estate: Think tanks assume a more vital role on the battlefield of American policy.General interestGary L. Geipel
The good of the company vs. the good of the country.General interestLou Dobbs
The last full measure.General interestBrett Wyrick
The losing-our-Sovereignty Treaty.(United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea)General interestFrank J. Gaffney Jr.
The Real ID bill for foreign visitors.(Identification cards)General interest 
'There has to be balance. There has to be a reality check.'(Larry E. Craig, Chairman, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee views the movement to allow VA to bill Medicare for reimbursement)(Interview)General interest 
The retirement of social security.General interestKerry Lynch
The serum run.(musher and trained dogs)General interestMike Coppock
The serum run.(The Serum Run in 1997 )General interestMike Coppock
The silver lining.(terrible hurricane Ivan )General interestRichard Daigle
The silver lining: Veterans help hold their community together in the aftermath of hurricane Ivan.General interestRichard Daigle
The smoking gun: Cigarettes are a chief culprit in a disease that claims 160,000 victims annually.General interestStephen D. Fihn
The Veterans History Project.General interest 
TheyEre heeeere: Non-native species are eating up U.S. ecosystems, costing billions.General interestLee Butcher
Things I have learned since going blind.(Marine Corps)General interestAlbert W. Brown
'This is more than a budget issue.'(interview of American Legion National Commander Thomas P. Cadmus)(Interview)General interest 
Tie minimum-wage hike to tax cuts.General interest 
To walk again.(spinal cord injury research)General interestStephen D. Fihn
'VA is the instrument of America's gratitude.'(views of R. James Nicholson, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding war veterans)General interest 
Veterans groups seek health-care reform.General interest 
Victim-rights constitutional amendment.General interest 
'We deliver the goods'.(Merchant Marine)General interestDan Allsup
'We have a VA health-care system unlike what Congress intended.'(Steve Buyer, Chairman of House Veterans Affairs Committee)(Interview)General interest 
'We need to raise the bar.'(interview of Daniel K. Akaka, Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee)(Interview)General interest 
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