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		<title>Health Care Changes in the President&#8217;s FY 2013 Budget Proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2012/02/fy13_budget_healthcar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2012/02/fy13_budget_healthcar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Benefits Cuts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[President Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FY2013 Presidential Budget]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 13th, the President released details of their proposed >budget for Fiscal Year 2013.   As we have expected and feared, the budget put forth for consideration by Congress includes significant increases in healthcare costs to military personnel of nearly every segment of the population.]]></description>
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		<title>Congressional Benefits</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2012/01/congressional-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2012/01/congressional-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Benefits Cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pay Cuts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most common reactions to the ongoing reports of potential cuts to defense spending since the August debt agreement has been 'Cut Congressional benefits first'.  These comments are usually accompanied by a list of statements regarding Congressional pensions, raises and health benefits.  However, the information that is presented in the reactions is rarely accurate and sometimes misleading.]]></description>
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		<title>More on Military Funeral Protocol Change</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/10/military-funeral-protocol-change-fu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/10/military-funeral-protocol-change-fu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:20:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soldier’s Views]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Veterans Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[changed protocols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[military funeral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[secretary of defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TAPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white house]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Follow up to military funeral protocol change rumor including reaction from Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration personnel.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Military Funeral Protocol Change Rumor</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/09/funeral-protocol-change-rumor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/09/funeral-protocol-change-rumor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military Funerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TAPS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A story about the White House changing the military funeral protocols for the presentation of the American flag to survivors has gained a good deal of traction in recent weeks.  The email, a variation of which is shown below, states that the statement made by the soldier to the recipient of the flag has been changed to remove mention of the President of the United States and replaced with 'Secretary of Defense'.  However, there has been no change in policy regarding funeral protocols and the separate services maintain their own version of the presentation statement.]]></description>
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		<title>The Defense Budget Board Retirement Proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/08/the-defense-budget-board-retirement-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/08/the-defense-budget-board-retirement-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pay Cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DBB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Defense]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retired Pay Cuts]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/?p=2038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In July of 2011, the Defense Business Board presented a revamping of the military retirement structure, based in large part on the findings of the Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation of 2010.  The proposal has been met with serious concern and strong opposition by MOAA and other organizations.]]></description>
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		<title>Stolen Valor, Fabricated Career</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/04/williamhillar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/04/williamhillar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fraudulent Officers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soldier’s Views]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Counter Terrorism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Berets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impersonating an Officer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stolen Valor Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The arrest of 'Counter Terrorism Expert' William Hillar shines a spotlight on the Stolen Valor Act and officer impersonation.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Army Headgear Change Kicks Off April</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/04/army-stetson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/04/army-stetson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:44:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feel Good Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soldier’s Views]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[April Fool's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Headgear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stetson Hat]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/?p=2014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Army is changing hats again - returning to the days of the frontier and adopting a dark blue Stetson as the official head cover for the current force.  An April 1 press release.]]></description>
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		<title>Warning to Veterans Hoax Twist</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/03/warning-to-veterans-hoax-twist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/03/warning-to-veterans-hoax-twist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Veteran Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disability Pay Raise Hoax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disabled Veterans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hoax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military Veterans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Guard Bureau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NGB]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/?p=2010</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An email warning to veterans that was previously attributed to the DVA is now being presented as coming from the National Guard Bureau.  Neither office put out the message.]]></description>
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		<title>Cindy Williams Military Pay Article Gets New Life</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/02/cindywilliams2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/02/cindywilliams2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classic Urban Legends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pay Cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soldier’s Views]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cindy Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Military Pay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new version of one of the most widely circulated military related emails in history has been given new life.  The story about a service member’s response to an article written by Cindy Williams (not the actress) in which she decries 4.8% pay raise in 2000 has become part of the internet lore.  But the newest version has one additional line that is sure to enrage a whole new group of people.  And it is completely untrue.]]></description>
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		<title>Warning to Vets Email Article Press Mention</title>
		<link>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/01/warning-to-vets-email-article-press-mention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/2011/01/warning-to-vets-email-article-press-mention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew LoFiego</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Issues]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.moaablogs.org/battleofthebilge/?p=2000</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The article we ran back in December about the 'Warning to Vets' email hoax has been picked up in part, with some further information given to the reporter, by Army.mil]]></description>
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