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Melanie Morgan's web site supporting combat veterans running for a congressional seat.

Usually a handful of ex-soldiers seek political office every election cycle. But well over 20 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are running this fall for Congress alone. Almost all are riding a wave of public anger at incumbents over a profligate government and dishonest Wall Street -- and a general feeling that the current Democratic remedy has proven as bad as, or worse than, the recent Republican disease. The shenanigans of the previously Republican-controlled Congress -- the "Culture of Corruption" -- simply continued under the congressional Democrat majority, thanks to the likes of Chris Dodd, William Jefferson, Eric Massa, Charles...

George Washington, a soldier's soldier - a leader with impeccable and unquestionable loyalty to the United States and its citizens - once said that "few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." That sums up the problem with many of our so-called leaders, from inside the Beltway to the smallest towns of California. They can be bought, swayed and led by the highest bidder or the special interest with the deepest pockets. The American soldier has protected all of the God-given gifts the United States enjoys: freedom, safety and hope. American troops have fought in mud, dirt and sand...

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<p>The two women who helped create and build the nation’s largest pro-troops, grassroots nonprofit are now turning their sights on electing Constitution-loving veterans in Congress.</p> <p>Melanie Morgan and Catherine Moy have partnered since 2006 to fight the radical anti-military groups, such as Code Pink and World Can’t Wait, as the groups set to turn the war in Iraq into another Vietnam. The women, who have more than 50 years in professional journalism experience between them, used their public relations knowledge, media contacts, creative energy and pure chutzpah to step in the way of those who wanted to weaken America’s defenses.</p>