Veterans lead way for US women
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Sue Bird, the No. 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA draft, didn&#39;t get many minutes at the Athens Games. By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY. In the gold medal game, a 74-63 victory against Australia, she played just one.
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With a son-in-law in Iraq and a son who served in Afghanistan, Kathy Johnston says she wants to make sure her five grandchildren know that it's important to support U.S. troops, no matter how they feel about the war.
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Nevada ranks in the top 10 in the nation for the number of female legislators it elected this year, according to a new study by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
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HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- When they called her name, she could not move. Sergeant Leana Nishimura intended to walk up proudly, shake the dignitaries' hands, and accept their honors for her service in Iraq -- a special coin, a lapel pin, a glass-encased US flag.
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Cynthia Burks doesn't just talk about supporting her country's troops serving in Iraq.
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Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Cowie's mission &#151; and dream &#151; of serving in Iraq almost ended before it began when tests on a tumor confirmed the worst: She had breast cancer.
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The 2005 federal budget falls far short of meeting the health-care needs of this country&#39;s military veterans. Congress needs to look at budget priorities and find more money to help these deserving men and women.
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Women&#39;s bodies have become part of the terrain of conflict, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Rape and sexual abuse are not just a by-product of war but are used as a deliberate military strategy, it says.
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SATURDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Mammograms have become a rite of passage for 40-year-old American women, and a compulsory exercise for those over 40.
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Women soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress, such as those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, are best off directly confronting their wartime experiences in therapy, a study said on Tuesday.
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While Nancy Pelosi's rise to U.S. House Speaker is a milestone for women in national politics, women are still waiting their turn at the state level.
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Despite tough odds, some Mideast women are gaining power.
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Nearly a third of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who received care from Veterans Affairs between 2001 and 2005 were diagnosed with mental health or psychosocial ills, a study published Monday has concluded.
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Some of them dont even shave yet. Thats how Air Force Reservist and critical-care nurse Cheryl Lockhart described some of her soon-to-be patients Marines and soldiers wounded in Iraq.
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Badly wounded in Iraq, Army Spec. Rosetta Floyd joined other US veterans at a dedication ceremony on Wednesday for a new Smithsonian exhibition tracking 250 years of American military conflicts.
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A group of local veterans is standing behind John Kerry&#39;s bid for the White House. The group blasted TV ads by the &quot;Swift Boat Veterans For Truth&quot; which question Kerry&#39;s service record in Vietnam.
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ATHENS -- For a team that hasn't lost an important international game in a decade, the United States women are fast becoming what we all thought the US men would be -- undisputed worldbeaters.