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To: i-node who wrote (656799)	5/28/2012 11:41:38 AM
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We had LESS success during the Clinton years? Evidence say not so!

To: i-node who wrote (656799)	5/28/2012 11:45:59 AM
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Military Schools See 1st Openly Gay Graduates STUDENTS BRING SAME-SEX PARTNERS TO MAJOR EVENTS By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff newser.com Posted May 28, 2012 8:52 AM CDT (NEWSER) – It's graduation time at America's military academies, and for the first time, gay students are celebrating without having to keep their sexual orientations a secret. For many, that means bringing same-sex dates to end-of-year events. In the past, notes a West Point cadet, "I had to do the ambiguous, 'Oh, she's my best friend,'" when introducing her girlfriend, she tells the AP. The repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell "was a remarkable thing for me." The repeal has also brought other on-campus changes: The Air Force Academy, for instance, has officially recognized a gay students' organization for the first time. The shift also bolsters networking and mentoring opportunities between gay students and alumni; a West Point gay alumni group recently held its first annual dinner honoring gay graduates and students. The change "allows us to be a complete person, as opposed to compartmentalizing our lives into different types of boxes," says an Air Force academy grad.

To: i-node who wrote (656799)	5/28/2012 11:48:10 AM
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45% of New Vets File for Disability THAT'S A HUGE JUMP FROM POST-GULF WAR NUMBERS By Mark Russell, Newser Staff newser.com Posted May 28, 2012 7:58 AM CDT (NEWSER) – American veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are filing for disability benefits at a rate never seen before, causing many to worry about the physical and mental health of a generation of troops, reports the AP. Of the 1.6 million veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, a hefty 45% are applying for injury-related compensation, well up from the estimated 21% who filed for help after the Gulf War in the 1990s. Almost one-third have been granted disability so far. And those applying for benefits in the last year claimed as many as 14 ailments—a huge jump from the average of four among Vietnam War vets and two among those who fought in Korea. The increased percentage of disability filings is reflective of improvements in battlefield care and body armor, which are allowing soldiers to survive what would have once been fatal injuries. Of new veterans who have sought VA care, more than 1,600 have lost a limb, 156 are blind, and thousands more are disfigured by injuries, with 200 possibly needing face transplants. "The numbers are pretty staggering," said one surgeon. But a higher survival rate isn't the only driver: the weak economy and a growing recognition of problems like concussions and PTSD are also believed the be contributing to the increase.