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		<title>Minnesota Veterans Launch Union Veterans Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota AFL-CIO along with rank and file union members who are veterans gathered in St Paul at the capitol today, July 10, to launch the Union Veterans Council.  The AFL-CIO Union Veterans 2008 website states:
Some 2.1 million union members, or 14 percent of all union members, are veterans of military service. The AFL-CIO is bringing together union [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call Congress Today-Pass The Wellstone Bill</title>
		<link>http://cornerhousecomments.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/call-congress-today-pass-the-wellstone-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my previous post I mentioned that today would be a national call-in day to let Congress know it is time to act and to pass the mental health parity legislation. Here is the information from David Wellstone of Wellstone Action.


Today is a National Call-In Day to pass the Wellstone bill.
Last week, I sent you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Final Vote On Wellstone Mental Health Parity Bill?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An email from David Wellstone alerts us to the possibility of a compromise and final vote on H.R. 1424,  the &#8221;Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008&#8221;. From the Wellstone Action website is this description of the bill:
The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act is legislation that would end the practice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Independence Day-The Revolution Starts Now!</title>
		<link>http://cornerhousecomments.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/independence-day-the-revolution-starts-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I, like many other Americans, spent the day enjoying my time off from work, doing some odd jobs around the house, having some hot dogs and beer with family and then capping it off by perusing the blogosphere to see what was being said on the subject of Independence Day. There is a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$500,000 A Minute!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My previous post about the new GI Bill noted that it was part of the 162 billion supplemental war appropriations legislation. It is unfortunate that it became part of the compromise to continue funding the occupation of Iraq. The human, societal, and economic cost of the occupation of Iraq continue to rise but it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We Have Accomplished That Goal&#8221;&#8211;GI Bill Signed Into Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:33:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Eighteen months ago, we began with the simple concept that those who have been serving since 9/11 should have the same opportunity for a first class educational future as those who served during World War II. Today, we have accomplished that goal.&#8221;
Senator Jim Webb of Virginia spoke those words on June 26th after the Senate passed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New GI Bill A Reality?</title>
		<link>http://cornerhousecomments.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/new-gi-bill-a-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the passage of the 162 billion Iraq war funding bill last week it appears that the 21st Century GI Bill will become law. The Senate still needs to act on it but the White House has indicated it would sign the legislation. The GI Bill was included in the war funding along with a 13 week extension of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Child Left Behind-Go Sit In A Corner!</title>
		<link>http://cornerhousecomments.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/no-child-left-behind-go-sit-in-a-corner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[    That&#8217;s what they used to do.
Now it is &#8216;time out&#8217;. Minnesota 1st District Congressman Tim Walz (D) announced that he is co-authoring legislation (H.R. 6239) with Republican Congressman Sam Graves called the &#8221;NCLB Recess Until Reauthorization Act&#8221;. This proposed legislation will in effect suspend sanctions against schools that are struggling to meet the requirements of the underfunded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al Franken Tours SW Minnesota</title>
		<link>http://cornerhousecomments.wordpress.com/2008/06/15/al-franken-tours-sw-minnesota/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 03:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DFL Senate candidate Al Franken stopped in Luverne last Thursday as part of his &#8220;Standing up for Minnesota Tour. He spoke at the Coffey Haus and toured the local ethanol plant. Lori Ehde from the Rock County Star Herald has the story here.
Thanks to the Star Herald for the video.
UPDATE: Here is link to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Father&#8217;s Day-Flowers, Critters, &#38; Birds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With summer like weather finally here its time to make hay while the sun shines. We have been busy working in the garden and clearing our heads of all the noise from the world events. I have put together a little music video of the results of our labor.
 
 
 
 
 
Stay tuned for the sequel!
 
Peace &#38; solidarity,
CHC
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