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<title>Comment by Corky (November 21, 2009, 16:42:52)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1118.html#144773</link>
<description>You don't deserve more. In fact you don't deserve anything. Lowlife losers, all of you....</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:42:52 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Corky (November 21, 2009, 14:13:24)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1118.html#144658</link>
<description>I guess I have been busier then usual.  I don't know who the Corky is above, but I certainly did not write that nonsense.  And yes I was very busy.  I do work part time.  As I stated before with HR 2243, the GAO did finish a report as to how much the spouses do really get from the VA.  It seems we get between 35 and 55% of the spouses pay. I don't know how they arived at this figure.  However, it may be why we have not seen action on either bill.  At least they are checking into things....</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:13:24 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Corky (November 17, 2009, 02:09:11)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1118.html#139806</link>
<description>You don't deserve more. In fact you don't deserve anything. Lowlife losers, all of you....</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:09:11 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Michael J (November 10, 2009, 12:39:10)</title>
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<description>Has S.1118 A bill to amend Title 38 become law?...</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:39:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Kathyj (October 30, 2009, 00:32:30)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1118.html#118579</link>
<description>???  Has anyone heard on the outcome?...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:32:30 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Martin (October 22, 2009, 11:08:37)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1118.html#104544</link>
<description>Does anybody know the outcome of yesterday hearing on S1118?...</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:08:37 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Corky (October 20, 2009, 21:53:45)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1118.html#100854</link>
<description>The Senate bill also has language reguarding remarriage at 55 rather than 57....</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:53:45 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Corky (October 17, 2009, 16:38:10)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1118.html#93980</link>
<description>Is there some reason Bernice is not correct?  Should this bill not pass I feel that all Federal employee spouses should take a cut to the rate of the surviving spouse of a Military/veteran.  Why should we be entitled to so much less?  What is fair is fair.  If the surviving spouse of any Federal employee receives 55% why does the surviving spouse of a military/Veteran receive between 42% and 43%?  After all they were Federal workers also.K8GW2...</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:38:10 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Bernice/Spouse of deceased Veteran  (September 16, 2009, 00:30:01)</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1118.html#66804</link>
<description>To be fair, if this bill does not pass, is to introduce a bill to lower income of other deceased U.S Government workers spouses to 43 percent too. The spouse of a Veteran  receives DIC income from the VA.  Our income is also at a Federal level. I view this as discrimination against Veterans....</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:30:01 EDT</pubDate>
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