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LeoShane

Noooooooooooooooooooooo. RT @kevincooney: Halladay out 6 to 8 weeks with lat strain about 2 hours ago via HootSuite
JoiningForces Don’t forget – White House Office Hours on Joining Forces today @ 2pm ET wh.gov/LX9 ask your Qs w/ #WHChat about 5 hours ago via web Retweeted by LeoShane and 4 others
From our gamers on staff: Looking at Diablo III, Borderlands 2, World of Warplanes. stripes.com/1.115768 about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
@mccanner I don't know what that is, and their website is no help. about 7 hours ago via HootSuite in reply to mccanner
@mccanner Thankfully they moved it to national harbor this year, so most people will get hopelessly lost trying to cover it. about 7 hours ago via web in reply to mccanner
Two big DC events tomorrow:#NCHV12 Conference to end vets homelessness, and the national spelling bee. Guess which will get more attention? about 7 hours ago via HootSuite
Good news for Romney? Poll shows him up 58%-34% among veterans. Bad news? That's the same support McCain got in 2008. vsb.li/OsyWp9 about 8 hours ago via HootSuite
From Give an Hour's Barbara Van Dahlen -- General's suicide commentary provides a teachable moment vsb.li/6x7OnF about 8 hours ago via Tweet Button
Commemoration of Vietnam War (and its veterans) begins Monday. White House proclamation here: vsb.li/BV8vTq 11:16 AM May 25th via Tweet Button
@siddharma Anytime, my friend. 11:10 AM May 25th via HootSuite in reply to siddharma
@siddharma Actually, I was hoping you'd be quoting "Every rose has it's thorn" in response. 10:53 AM May 25th via web in reply to siddharma
This again -- Senators back military retirement review vsb.li/zkVJsR "To modernize and achieve sustainability in mil compensation" 8:27 AM May 25th via Tweet Button
AMVETSNational A Memorial Day Message From Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki WASHINGTON -- Memorial Day, one of... fb.me/179S7KY0r 8:06 AM May 25th via Facebook Retweeted by LeoShane and 3 others
@kellybothum Down here in swampy DC, it was early April this year. 7:21 AM May 25th via HootSuite in reply to KellyBothum
How do #MOH recipients remember their fallen brothers? From Leroy Petry ~ vsb.li/hf2gHF From @Dakota_Meyer vsb.li/tzQgm9 7:03 AM May 25th via Tweet Button
DerekTurnerDC Soldiers placed 220,000 American flags on graves at Arlington yesterday. Check out the photo gallery. 1.usa.gov/KZz8a4 6:46 AM May 25th via TweetDeck Retweeted by LeoShane and 6 others
White House honors 11 #vets advocates for their efforts vsb.li/XVahpa Here's a full list of their organizations and web sites. 6:46 AM May 25th via Tweet Button
@siddharma That's fine, as long as you don't claim it's more valuable than your Bangles "Eternal Flame" tape. 5:05 AM May 25th via HootSuite in reply to siddharma
Digging into Senate #13NDAA now -- includes a new military compensation and retirement commission. But current benefits would not be changed 4:59 PM May 24th via web
@Clarknt67 Gotcha. Figured it was a question for the speaker, not me. Just wanted to make sure. 4:51 PM May 24th via web in reply to Clarknt67

Name Leo Shane III
Location Washington, DC
Web http://www.stripe...
Bio Capitol Hill, White House and Veterans Affairs reporter for Stars and Stripes. Philly sports fan trapped in DC. Don't judge me by past or future haircuts.