Democrats Decline Military Display at L.A. Convention
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August 8, 2000
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Today's Stories:
* Democrats Decline Military Display at L.A. Convention
* No Nukes Resolution May End Navy Support for SeaFair
* Work & Money: Business Loan Program Will Help Veterans
* Career Central: Negative Interviews
* Veterans Affairs: VA Expands Spinal Injury Services
* Law & Politics: Lois Pope: Disabled Veteans Benefactor
* Law & Politics: GI Gets Life for Kosovo Murder
* The Gulf War: Secret History, Week One: 'The Green Light'
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Democrats Decline Military Display at L.A. Convention
By Ed Offley
Stars and Stripes Washington Bureau Chief
For three days at the end of July, some participants in the
Republican Convention visited exhibits sponsored by the
Pentagon. Democratic Party sources say the same will not
happen in Los Angeles next week.
No Nukes Resolution May End Navy Support for SeaFair
By Ed Offley
Stars and Stripes Washington Bureau Chief
A 50-year partnership between the Navy and the city of Seattle
may be wrecked by a small group of anti-nuclear activists and
their allies on the Seattle City Council.
Work & Money: Small Business Loan Program Will Help Veterans
By Warren Duffie
Stars and Stripes Staff Writer
Veterans across the country are expected to benefit from
the expansion of a lending program operated jointly by
the Small Business Administration and the National Community
Reinvention Coalition.
Career Central: Negative Interviews
By Tom Wolfe
Stars and Stripes Career Coach
Examine three types of "negative interviews" in these
scenarios that make job applicants uncomfortable in the
first part of Tom Wolfe's column.
In this part, Tom lets you know what you can do to defend
yourself against each type of negative interview.
Veterans Affairs: VA Expands Spinal Injury Services
By David Eberhart
Stars and Stripes Veterans Affairs Editor
Expanded staff and care for spinal injury patients at
veterans hospitals occurs under a directive by Acting
Veterans Affairs Secretary Hershel Gober.
Law & Politics: Lois Pope: Disabled Veterans Benefactor
By Emily Kelley
Stars and Strips Law & Politics Editor
A bill to create a memorial to disabled veterans awaits
President Clinton's signature after Lois Pope contacted
John McCain with the idea. This is her story.
Law & Politics: GI Gets Life for Kosovo Murder
By Emily Kelley
Stars and Stripes Law & Politics Editor
An American soldier who pleaded guilty to murdering
an 11-year old girl while on peacekeeping duty in
Kosovo was sentenced by a U.S. Army court to life in
prison without the chance of parole.
The Gulf War: Secret History, Week One: 'The Green Light'
By William M. Arkin
Special to The Stars and Stripes
"We have no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts, like your
border disagreement with Kuwait." The story behind one
of the most infamous lines of the Gulf War awaits in our
first installment of The Gulf War: Secret History. Visit
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