President Obama will announce details Friday for a $1 billion Veterans Job Corps that the White House says will put up to 20,000 veterans to work over the next five years on projects to preserve and restore national parks and other federal, state and local lands. Read full article > >

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President Obama proposes a jobs plan for veterans | Homeless shelter population in New York City reaches a record high | Creative bets on the Super Bowl.

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With help from a program that aids badly burned veterans, Joey Paulk received surgery that revived a measure of his self-confidence.

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The Hard Road Back | Scars of Battle: For Soldier Disfigured in Afghanistan, a Way to Return to the World

Davos veteran Rick Goings, boss of Tupperware, offers “dos and don’ts” for first-time visitors to the World Economic Forum.

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Davos veteran Rick Goings, boss of Tupperware, offers “dos and don’ts” for first-time visitors to the World Economic Forum.

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MOSCOW — Russian election officials are threatening to bar a veteran liberal politician from running for president, prompting allegations of bias and interference that echo complaints of misconduct in December’s parliamentary elections. Read full article > >

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Even before the doors officially opened at 8 a.m. Wednesday for an enormous veterans job fair at the Washington Convention Center, hundreds of job-seekers had shown up and were going through security, getting in lines and signing up for interviews. Read full article > >

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He says he supports veterans, but his record suggests otherwise.

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Santorum Swindled a Veterans Home

Before a fourth killing in Orange County, California, an Iraq war veteran who was later arrested warned his homeless father to be careful.

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Suspect in Killings of Homeless Men Has Family Link to Homelessness

Reprehensible behavior, combat veterans and military experts say, is an ever-present risk when troops in their teens and early 20s are thrown into nerve-racking battle for months at a time.

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Tomas Vokoun told his teammates before Wednesday night’s meeting with the rival Pittsburgh Penguins that he planned to be involved in the contest, not just by making saves but by playing the puck and taking a more active role in helping out the defense. It’s impossible to know whether the Washington Capitals anticipated just how good a performance the veteran netminder would have, though. Read full article > >

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Capitals vs. Penguins: Jason Chimera’s goal, Tomas Vokoun’s shutout lift Washington to 1-0 win

Nearly a week after an Iraq War veteran shot dead a park ranger on New Year’s Day, Mount Rainier National Park has reopened to the public.

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Veteran sports broadcaster Jim Huber, a former CNN journalist, died Monday at the age of 67. He was recently diagnosed with acute leukemia.

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Update, 2:38 p.m.: Authorities say the body of an Iraq war veteran suspected in the slaying of a Mount Rainier National Park ranger was believed to have been found dead in the park Monday, according to an Associated Press report. Benjamin Colton Barnes, 24, apparently died after trudging into chest-deep snow while trying to elude snow-shoe wearing SWAT team members and other authorities who were on his trail. Read full article > >

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