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This Week on NOWWho's Helping Our Wounded Vets?The Pentagon estimates that as many as one in five American soldiers are coming home from war zones with traumatic brain injuries, many of which require round-the-clock attention. But lost in the reports of these returning soldiers are the stories of family members who often sacrifice everything to care for them. NOW reveals how little has been done to help these family caregivers, and reports on dedicated efforts to support them. |
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  Lynne Stewart was sent to prison this week, after an appeals court upheld her conviction in a 2005 terrorism case in which she smuggling out messages from her client, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman. Listen to our NOW on the NEWS interview with Stewart after she was
convicted and sentenced. On Thursday, the Senate passed legislation that will assist family caregivers of severely injured veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This Friday on NOW (check local listings), we visit some of these families and investigate efforts to support them.
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