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To: joseffy who wrote (787649)	6/4/2014 6:15:41 PM
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MY SON DIED 'LOOKING FOR A TRAITOR?' VIDEO: Bergdahl's release... REPORT: Had been made to look ill... Afghan Villagers: Soldier deliberately headed for Taliban strongholds... Team Leader: 'A lot more to story than soldier walking away'... 3 More Members Of Bergdahl's Platoon Speak Out... We Were Told 'To Keep Quiet'... White House miscalculated reaction... Who wrote Rice's talking points this time? Hagel: 'Unfair'... RANKING DEM: 'Dangerous Precedent That Puts All Americans At Risk'... Administration considers freeing another Gitmo inmate... LAW PROF: The President Nixon Always Wanted To Be...

To: joseffy who wrote (787649)	6/4/2014 6:18:00 PM
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Hailey businesses feeling Bergdahl backlash ...................................................................... idahostatesman.com ^ \| June 4, 2014 \| Zach Kyle Controversy over the prisoner exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl — and over allegations he abandoned his Afghanistan post — has brought blowback on businesses in Hailey, Bergdahl’s hometown. The Hailey Chamber of Commerce has received hundreds of phone calls from people angry that the community had planned a June 28 “Bowe is Back” celebration for a possible deserter, Chamber Membership Director Kristy Heitzman said. The Chamber wasn’t organizing or sponsoring “Bowe is Back” but promoted the event on its Facebook page, she said. Organizers cancelled the event midday Wednesday. Some of the angry callers are veterans, Heitzman said. One angry caller said he was a trucker saying he would make sure to stop in Hailey to dump off his trash, she said. “They say we’re kind of a disgrace, or what a shame it is to have a celebration for a traitor,” Heitzman said. “They say they had planned on coming to the area to go fishing or camping, but now they won’t be coming to Idaho.” (Excerpt) Read more at idahostatesman.com ...