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Was John Kerry A.W.O.L? Written by Michael Ashbury Tuesday, September 14, 2004               For the past year, and most recently by CBS News, we have been deluged with reports that George W. Bush did not complete his agreed duty in the Texas National Guard.  He was AWOL!         But even the records show that George Bush exceeded his obligations from 1968-1973, and only came into question during the last 18 months of his agreed obligation when he requested and received official permission to transfer to an Alabama unit and then enroll in an MBA program at Harvard.  His obligation was...

John Kerry: AWOL Senator The Hill, Jan. 14,2004 http://www.thehill.com/news/011404/gephardt.aspxThe little-noticed law, 2 USC Sec. 39, reads: “The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House … shall deduct from the monthly payments (or other periodic payment authorized by law) of each Member or Delegate the amount of his salary for each day that he has been absent from the Senate or House, respectively, unless such Member or Delegate assigns as the reason for such absence the sickness of himself or of some member of his family.” The ACU. . . plans to target Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.),...