The Curious Reason Why a Powerful Politician Killed a Bill to Protect Veterans

U.S. President Barack Obama is reflected in the sunglasses of a an Army veteran during a campaign on the campus of St. Petersburg College September 8, 2012 in St Petersburg, Florida.
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