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Napolitano apologizes to veterans over 'extremist' flap

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano apologized Friday for a department assessment that suggested returning combat veterans could be recruited by right-wing extremist groups.

Homeland security chief apologizes to veterans groups

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano apologized Thursday after some veterans groups were offended by a department report about right-wing extremism.

Commentary: April 15 is patriots' day

Happy Patriots' Day. April 15 is the one day a year when our country asks something of us -- or at least the vast majority of us.

Commentary: Fargo's faith cannot be destroyed

In Fargo, North Dakota, in recent days, the word "destruction" has been much spoken. The reference has been to the potential power of the feared floodwaters.

Senators slam plan for wounded vets to use private insurance

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering a controversial plan to make veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance.

Vets object to billing private insurance for service injuries

Veterans groups are warning President Barack Obama against going ahead with a possible administration move to charge veterans' private health care for service-related injuries.

Cheney defends 'alternative' interrogation techniques

Vice President Dick Cheney defended the Bush administration's record on prisoner interrogations, telling a veterans' group that its use of "alternative" techniques against suspects was legal and proper.

Vets pay tribute to fallen comrades at virtual Vietnam wall

Julius Derico Jr. didn't need to travel to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington to pay tribute to his fallen comrade -- the first casualty of his unit in Vietnam.

Time.com: Courting the South's Black Vote

In one small town, Barack Obama connects with a segment of the black electorate that he has yet to prove himself with

'Setting Expectations Tour' is Bush's segue into September

Kansas City was the first stop on what you might call the "Setting Expectations Tour."

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