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Does McCain Have a Vets Problem?
On Thursday, the Senate updated the GI Bill , with $2 billion in new education benefits for veterans. John McCain , who comes from a military family and is considered a war hero by political friend and foe, opposed the measure as being too expensive.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readOn Thursday, the Senate updated the GI Bill, with $2 billion in new education benefits for veterans. John McCain, who comes from a military family and is considered a war hero by political friend and foe, opposed the measure as being too expensive. He offered a different version, which precipitated a nasty exchange between him and Barack Obama. Friday, the bill sponsored by Vietnam vets Jim Webb (D-VA) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE) passed with Obama's support. Gordon Lubold is Pentagon correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor.
