New GI Bill ! - Thank you Senator Jim Webb

Today Jim Webb's New GI Bill (The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act) was signed into law with veto-proof majorities in the House and Senate. Granting full college benefits (tuition/books/stipend) to post 9/11 vets, this legislation gives our servicemen and women the same opportunities for higher education that our World War II veterans received. It is the least that a grateful nation can do.

Jim Webb campaigned on this issue in 2006, and he delivered the New GI Bill with 58 co-sponsors in the Senate and 302 in the House. In the House of Representatives, the New GI Bill won 416 to 12 votes, and in the Senate 92 to 6. This is how you get things done, you do the right thing, and you build consensus.

Webb did have two powerful opponents to the New GI Bill: George Bush, and John McCain - both worked hard to stop the New GI Bill.

The Richmond Democrat says this:

For now, I am just going to relax and bask in the knowledge that I--along with many, many others--contributed in my own very small way to electing Jim Webb to the U.S. Senate. You have done us proud Senator Webb: keep up the good work.

Thank you Valley voters, this is also your reward!

U.S. Falling Behind in Space Exploration Warns Astronaut

Buzz Aldrin: Invest in Nasa to beat the Chinese to Mars

Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the Moon, has issued a stark warning that America must invest now in the space agency Nasa, or surrender leadership of space exploration to Russia and China.

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Army's History of Iraq After Hussein Faults Pentagon --- More...

Oil to $170 by year's end?

OPEC Leader Khelil Says Dollar Will Drive Oil to $170

Political pressure on Iran and the depreciation of the U.S. currency have caused a surge in oil prices, Khelil said. New York- traded crude has more than doubled in a year and touched a record $142.99 a barrel yesterday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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The Bush Administration steps up its secret moves against Iran

From The New Yorker

Military and civilian leaders in the Pentagon share the White House’s concern about Iran’s nuclear ambitions, but there is disagreement about whether a military strike is the right solution. Some Pentagon officials believe, as they have let Congress and the media know, that bombing Iran is not a viable response to the nuclear-proliferation issue, and that more diplomacy is necessary.

A Democratic senator told me that, late last year, in an off-the-record lunch meeting, Secretary of Defense Gates met with the Democratic caucus in the Senate. (Such meetings are held regularly.) Gates warned of the consequences if the Bush Administration staged a preëmptive strike on Iran, saying, as the senator recalled, “We’ll create generations of jihadists, and our grandchildren will be battling our enemies here in America.” Gates’s comments stunned the Democrats at the lunch, and another senator asked whether Gates was speaking for Bush and Vice-President Dick Cheney. Gates’s answer, the senator told me, was “Let’s just say that I’m here speaking for myself.” (A spokesman for Gates confirmed that he discussed the consequences of a strike at the meeting, but would not address what he said, other than to dispute the senator’s characterization.)

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Our Future -- Moving Things Part 1

We will be examining the possibility and promise of sustainable transportation and energy production, alternatives to plastics, landfill management and recycling, composting on different scales, and building a society which does not place an undue and unfair burden on:

The Next Seven Generations

Moving Things, Part 1

The owners of the MS Beluga, a 462ft cargo vessel, will try to prove that modern steel ships can harness wind power and reduce their reliance on diesel engines. During the journey from Bremen to Venezuela, the crew will deploy a SkySail, a 160 square metre kite which will fly more than 600ft above the vessel, where winds are stronger and more consistent than at sea level.

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Sky Sails Website

Obama House Party Saturday!

Please join Shenandoah Valley for Change and

United for Change.

Meet local Obama supporters and learn how you can get involved. Change can’t happen without you!

The event will be held at:

Simpson’s House

133 Sweetgum St.

Elkton VA.22827

Saturday June 28, 2008

2:00pm

For more information Click Here

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Who Cares About Virginia? Barack Obama...