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This weeks guest on the SVR show with Jerrel Cook will be Jon Bledsoe. He is the Veterans rep for Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO) and the minority whip. Here is your chance to let them know what you feel are the important issues.

The time for the show is 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm central time. Don't forget you can call toll free during the show.

1-877-213-4329

http://www.stardustent.com/svr.htm

If you wish you can join the chat line. There you can ask questions for Jerrel to ask the guest.

Don't forget you can come to the chat room

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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Thanks for the heads up. I would like to know why the VA never catches up?

Veterans deserve real choice for their health care.

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I can't get into the chat room sorry.

Veterans deserve real choice for their health care.

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Pete,

When you enter the chat room it ask for a screen name. Enter the screen name; leave the password blank, and then just hit OK. That is next time.

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Excerpt from the 'Declaration of Independence'

 

We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity

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Thanks for listening or attempting to listen to these weekly shows-

Pete-Mike's advice is good-

to get into the chat-

Also- are you guys using Windows Media or the 365 media player?

Is the broadcast showing up at all in the volume thing left lower corner?

Last week I realised I had none of the normal whistles and bells coming from my PC-

I tried my CD player and couldnt hear Steppenwolf at all--

gee- I checked all of the drivers, the audio wizard, the peripherals- etc etc and was dumbfounded because everything said the audio system was OK.

Then I started to clean under the PC and realised the last time I cleaned it all I had mistakenly touched the knob on one of my speakers and my big sound box volume was down all the way.

Just a thought- that maybe a peripheral is loose on your speakers?

did the screen prompt you to use the 365 media thing or click ctrl or anything?

I use AOL media sometimes and heard an older show yesterday on AOL -the newer shows are not on the archive list yet.Will be soon-

GRADUATE ! Nov 2nd 2007 American Military University !

When thousands of Americans faced annihilation in the 1800s Chief

Osceola's response to his people, the Seminoles, was

simply "They(the US Army)have guns, but so do we."

Sameo to us -They (VA) have 38 CFR ,38 USC, and M21-1- but so do we.

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