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"Democracy Now!": Mon. Aug. 23 2010: BP, Obama Administration Underestimating Oil Left in Gulf

In an exclusive report, a US journalist was deported from Turkey after reporting on the plight of the Kurds; a scientist accuses the Obama Administration and BP of underestimating the amount of oil left in the Gulf of Mexico; the fishing industry in the Gulf is still worried about the levels of toxins in the water and the impact on marine life. "Democracy Now!" is a daily independent newshour.

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GRITtv: For Today's Veterans, What Does Survival Mean?

November 11 is Veterans Day. Originally Armistice Day, after the day that World War I ended, it is a day commemorating what we have survived. These days, though, despite the constant political back-and-forth over the two wars, today's veterans get far too little attention and the war is far from the minds of most people as they go about their day. The shootings at Fort Hood this week called up more questions about veterans and military servicemembers and especially their treatment and counseling. How are soldiers surviving the wars, and readjusting to life at home? What are we doing to help them, and is it enough?

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GRITtv: Nov. 9, 2009

Veteran's Day is this week, and the shootings at Fort Hood this week brought to the forefront many questions about soldiers and military personnel: how are soldiers surviving the wars, and readjusting to life at home? What are we doing to help them, and is it enough?

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GRITtv: Dahr Jamail & Jose Vasquez on Military Resistance

Dahr Jamail, author of 'The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan' and Jose Vasquez of Iraq Vets Against the War talk to us about the obstacles faced by our veterans -at home an din the battlefield - and the growing resistance against the wars.

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