Thursday, January 17, 2008

AP failed to report Edwards' claim about homeless vets is supported by VA statistics

In a January 17 article, the Associated Press reported on the public dispute between Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards and Fox News host Bill O'Reilly over O'Reilly's attacks on Edwards' claim -- supported by statistics from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs -- about the number of homeless military veterans. The AP reported:

Edwards later met with steelworkers at a local union hall in Henderson and veterans at a Las Vegas outreach program headquarters.

He used the latter stop to respond to recent criticism from TV host Bill O'Reilly. The Fox News Channel commentator reportedly said Edwards "had no clue" when he asserted in Tuesday's debate that there were 200,000 homeless veterans in the U.S.

"Apparently Bill O'Reilly said he didn't really believe we had many homeless veterans sleeping under bridges and he didn't think the problem was that serious," Edwards said. "It's obvious he doesn't understand what a huge moral issue this is facing America. How many homeless veterans would be OK for the United States of America?"

Edwards ended the day at town hall rally at the carpenters union hall. The event drew roughly 500 people, making it his largest yet in southern Nevada.


The AP, however, did not point out that Edwards' claim is supported by VA statistics.....

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