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New ad will target Rep. Bachmann for GI Bill vote

By Paul Demko | 05.22.08 | 1:05 pm

Americans United for Change is releasing a new television spot criticizing Rep. Michele Bachmann and three other legislators for voting against the GI Bill last week. According to Donald McFarland, the Minnesota spokesman for Americans United for…

VoteVets.org: ‘John McCain is undermining our veterans’

By Molly Priesmeyer | 05.21.08 | 10:19 am

In a new ad campaign launched Monday, VoteVets.org implores John McCain to support the 21st Century GI Bill, which he has opposed. The group has more than 95,000 members from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. McCain has received…

Bachmann, Kline vote against updated GI Bill for veterans

By Paul Demko | 05.16.08 | 10:23 am

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a major expansion of the GI Bill yesterday. The legislation passed by a 266-156 margin, with 32 Republicans joining Democrats in voting for the measure. Rep. Jim Ramstad was…