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Veterans, Democratic Senators call on Bush to pass veterans bill in Washington

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, speaks during a news conference calling on President Bush to sign a veterans funding bill on Capitol Hill in Washington on November 2, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)


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