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NYT [hearts] Phil Carter

That's Phil sitting at the top of my version of nytimes.com right now.

(Of course saying Phil is a veteran who "campaigns" for Sen. Obama is a bit of an understatement.  He's like, you know, the national director for veteran outreach for the campaign.)

But the video, along with other forms of heightened veteran activity, also raises an issue that worries some veterans and military experts: When does partisanship go too far? Is it possible to be involved in politics without becoming part of what Mr. Bellavia disdains as “the game”?

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