News stories by Aaron Glantz*
US: Standing Up for Homeless Vets at Stand Downs
- Inter Press Service
More than 400 homeless veterans from across northern California relaxed in comfort at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
Families of Dead U.S. Vets Accuse Insurer of Massive Scam
- Inter Press Service
Prudential cheated the families of dead U.S. soldiers and Marines out of more than 100 million dollars in interest on their life-insurance policies, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in a Massachusetts federal court.
New Face of U.S. Foreclosures — The Unemployed
- Inter Press Service
Giselle Jiles could be the new face of foreclosure. The 52-year-old financial planner has owned her home in Oakland's Laurel District for 12 years. She did not buy an expensive home that was beyond her means and she did not sign up for a predatory adjustable rate mortgage that was reset at an unsustainably expensive rate.
U.S.: Years Later, Family of Man Killed in Iraq Soldiers On
- Inter Press Service
It's been seven years since Fernando Suarez del Solar buried his son, Jesus. Seven years since Mar. 27, 2003, when just one week into the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Lance Corporal Jesus Suarez del Solar stepped on a piece of unexploded ordnance and came home in a flag-draped coffin.
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