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Agent Orange

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Agent Orange

description: A toxic herbicide and defoliant used in the Vietnam conflict, containing 2,4,5-trichlorophen-oxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) and 2-4 dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) with trace amounts of dioxin.

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 21/3,

Exhibition on Vietnamese women opens in ParisAn exhibition featuring Vietnamese women’s daily lives kicked off in Paris, France, on March 20.The exhibition, co-sponsored by the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in France and the French association for Vietnamese ... [Published 18 hours ago by VietNamNet Bridge]

Entities: Vietnam, Thang Long, Shanghai, Agent Orange

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Monsanto Company

Economics Society Movie Night: The World According to Monsanto

The French ryâ€œThe World According to Monsantoâ€$, directed by independent filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin, paints a grim picture of a company with a long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals.Monsanto was founded in 1901 as a chemical ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by St. Thomas University]

Entities: Monsanto Company, Marie-Monique Robin, Toxic

First Reported Mar 18 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 1 Documents

Greg Ginn

2010 Interpunk American Skate Fest Underway

The 2010 Interpunk American Skate Fest which will feature some of worlds biggest names in punk rock history is set to take place on June 25th and 26th at legendary Skatopia in Rutland, Ohio.The Artist roster which reads like the who's who of punk includes ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Prlog]

Entities: C. J. Ramone, Greg Ginn, Agent Orange

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

Patton Boggs LLP

Daly: Airlines were protected from 9/11 lawsuits, but folks on ground got shortchanged

Just 11 days after the attack on the World Trade Center, when the ruins were still smoldering and we were just beginning to recover our dead, Congress rushed to protect the airlines from being sued.That's right. Congress saw the footage of the hijacked ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by New York Daily News]

Entities: James Tyrrell, Toxic Tort, Patton Boggs LLP, El Al Israel Airlines Ltd, Agent Orange

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 15 2010 - 1 Documents

Eric Shinseki

Administration Requests a $125 Billion Budget for VA in FY 2011

WASHINGTON, DC—The administration has requested a $125 billion budget for VA in FY 2011 to fuel what VA officials have called a systematic transformation of the department …one that could, they say, turn VA into the 'model of governance” over the next ... [Published Mar 15 2010 by US Medicine]

Entities: Agent Orange, Eric Shinseki, Disability, Bob Filner

First Reported Mar 13 2010 - Updated Mar 13 2010 - 2 Documents

German association supports AO victims - Zibb.com

An association in Neuburg town, Gunzburg district, Bavaria state, Germany , has actively supported Vietnamese children, who are victims of Agent Orange/dioxin sprayed during the 1960-1970 war.In 2009, the association provided free rehabilitation surgeries ... [Published Mar 13 2010 by Zibb]

Entities: Neuburg (Bavaria, Germany), Gunzburg (Germany), Agent Orange, Dioxin

First Reported Mar 13 2010 - Updated Mar 13 2010 - 1 Documents

Department of Veterans Affairs news

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced an aggressive new initiative to solicit private-sector input on a proposed 'fast track' process for veterans' claims for service-connected presumptive illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam ... [Published Mar 13 2010 by American Legion]

Entities: Department of Veterans' Affairs, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Disability, Electronic Record

First Reported Mar 12 2010 - Updated Mar 12 2010 - 1 Documents

Chinese embassy aids Vietnamese AO victims

The Chinese embassy granted a donation of VND 90 million to the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) on March 11.Chinese Ambassador Sun Gouxiang underscored that this aid will help the victims improve their healthcare and living ... [Published Mar 12 2010 by NhanDan Online]

Entities: Dioxin, Nguyen Thi Binh, Agent Orange

First Reported Mar 11 2010 - Updated Mar 11 2010 - 2 Documents

Veterans Affairs Planning to Automate 'Agent Orange' Claims

Photo: Eric Shinseki, Secretary, Veterans Affairs/Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs In what's being touted as a major step to better serve Vietnam veterans, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is planning to expedite the ... [Published Mar 11 2010 by Government Technology US]

Entities: Agent Orange, Vietnam, Disability, Eric Shinseki, US Department of Veterans Affairs

First Reported Mar 09 2010 - Updated Mar 09 2010 - 3 Documents

VA secretary seeks improved Agent Orange claims process

Department of Veterans Affairs VA Secretary Eric K. ShinsekiPosted 3/9/2010 Email story3/9/2010 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Veterans Affairs officials announced March 9 an aggressive new initiative to solicit private-sector input on a proposed fast-track ... [Published Mar 09 2010 by Air Force Link]

Entities: Agent Orange, Eric Shinseki, Disability, MILITARY SERVICE, Vietnam

First Reported Feb 23 2010 - Updated Feb 24 2010 - 2 Documents

We cannot just trust we'll get lucky and Alpine's process won't hurt us

As a part of my research into Alpine Energy and the V.I. Waste Management Authority's incineration contract, I came upon the fact that one of the principal emissions of trash incineration is a chemical called dioxin.Dioxin is released when plastics or ... [Published Feb 24 2010 by Virgin Islands Daily News]

Entities: Dioxin, Agent Orange, Waste Management, Disability, Emission

First Reported Feb 22 2010 - Updated Feb 23 2010 - 2 Documents

Shinseki: VA disability system will be fixed

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said hes making it a top priority this year to tackle the backlog of disability claims that has veterans waiting months even years to get financial compensation for their injuries.Among those ... [Published Feb 22 2010 by Army Times]

Entities: Eric Shinseki, Vietnam, Chillicothe (Ohio, United States)

Quotes

"We're very proud of this lineup" states Skatopia owner Brewce Martin. "It's is going to be like a modern day punk version of Woodstock"

2010 Interpunk American Skate Fest Underway [Prlog - Mar 18 2010]

...The court found that 'Roundup Ready' sugar beets "may cross-pollinate with non-genetically engineered sugar beets and related Swiss chard and table beets" and ordered the federal government to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)...

Court Rules in GMO Sugar Beet Case [Earth Justice - Mar 17 2010]

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LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 21/3, [VietNamNet Bridge - 18 hours ago]
For the VA, 40 years to streamline disability c... [Examiner.com - Mar 19 2010]
Economics Society Movie Night: The World Accord... [St. Thomas University - Mar 19 2010]
2010 Interpunk American Skate Fest Underway [Prlog - Mar 18 2010]
The environmental fallout of conflict [InfoChange - Mar 18 2010]
Court Rules in GMO Sugar Beet Case [Earth Justice - Mar 17 2010]
Dioxins, pollutants emerge as cause of type 2 d... [University of Alberta Gateway - Mar 16 2010]
Airlines were protected from 9/11 suits, but fo... [New York Daily News via - Mar 16 2010]
Daly: Airlines were protected from 9/11 lawsuit... [New York Daily News - Mar 16 2010]
Administration Requests a $125 Billion Budget f... [US Medicine - Mar 15 2010]
German association supports AO victims - Zibb.com [Zibb - Mar 13 2010]
German association supports AO victims [TradingMarkets - Mar 13 2010]
US veterans pledge more support for AO victims [VietNamNet Bridge - Mar 13 2010]
Department of Veterans Affairs news [American Legion - Mar 13 2010]
Rep. Kirkpatrick Criticizes “Politics as Usual,... [Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick - Mar 13 2010]
Chinese embassy aids Vietnamese AO victims [NhanDan Online - Mar 12 2010]
The environmental fallout of conflict NEW [InfoChange - Mar 12 2010]
Veterans Affairs Planning to Automate 'Agent Or... [Government Technology US - Mar 11 2010]
VA seeks vendor to automate Agent Orange claims... [Federal Computer Week - Mar 11 2010]
C&P Represents Veterans Groups Demanding I... [Jaffe Legal News Service - Mar 11 2010]
Vietnam urges US to do more for overcoming war ... [NhanDan Online - Mar 10 2010]
VA streamlining Agent Orange claims process [News-Medical.Net - Mar 10 2010]
VA secretary & Agent Orange claims process [GlobalSecurity.org - Mar 10 2010]
VA secretary seeks improved Agent Orange claims... [Air Force Link - Mar 09 2010]
In praise of Japanese knotweed… [Telegraph - Mar 09 2010]
VA Streamlining Agent Orange Claims Process [Kaiser Health News - Mar 09 2010]
POLITICS IN BRIEF 9/3 [VietNamNet Bridge - Mar 09 2010]
Vietnam wants to promote bilateral cooperation ... [People's Army Newspaper Online - Mar 09 2010]
VA to automate its Agent Orange claims process [USA Today - Mar 09 2010]
Our Corrupt And Incompetent US Congress [OfficialWire - Mar 08 2010]

Blogs

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Robert Koehler: Paradise Lost [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 04 2010] We owe the residents of the tiny island paradise called Vieques full compensation for the illnesses they are suffering courtesy of the U.S. Navy -- and ...
Leslie Hatfield: Stuff My Dad Says about Monsan... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Mar 03 2010] Originally published on The Green Fork. I've been working on a broad range of food and environmental issues since 2005, but food politics became especially ...
Jesse Lava: Hidden Health Crisis: Vieques Seeks... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Feb 03 2010] Vieques is a small island with a big problem. And the Obama administration is fighting to keep it that way. A municipality of Puerto Rico just a few ...
Agriculture: Wisdom of the Uncivilized Crowds [The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our ... - Feb 01 2010] This is a guest post by Suraj Kumar, who posts under the name sunson. He is a software engineer living in Bangalore, India. This is a link to his blog. Picture ...
Spotlight on Ken Feinberg: The Special Master o... [WSJ.com: Law Blog - Jan 14 2010] The term “special master” is just so cool, connoting, as it does, a rarefied mix of power and wisdom. Were we ever called that in any context, we’d probably make ...

Audio/Video

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Fighting for Blue Water Vets Harmed by Agent Or... [Kirsten E Gillibrand - YouTube Channel - Oct 22 2009]

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