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Daily Report: Bank Refunds Military Families, Base's Cancer Link, Marines in "Good Position," Spying on Activists, Afghan Damage, and more

Chase to refund $2 million to some active-duty service members - JPMorgan Chase & Co. will refund $2 million to 4,000 active members of the military after the bank charged illegally high interest rates, and improperly foreclosed on 14 of their homes. Marine Corps' camp may have cancer link - Studies show drinking water at two of the eight wells at Camp Lejeune were contaminated with chemicals like perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene that are linked to cancer. Gen Amos: Marines in 'good position' after latest round of DoD cost savings - 'The Marine Corps has come out of Defense Secretary Gates' budget review in a pretty good position, even though you'd never know it by reading the newspapers.' Government spy infiltrated antiwar groups before FBI raids - Lawyers for the activists have learned a government agent going by the name 'Karen Sullivan' infiltrated their group and conducted extensive spying. Afghan panel and U.S. dispute war's toll onproperty - An Afghan presidential commission has determined that military operations in the Kandahar area have caused more than $100 million in damage to homes and farms over the past six month. Gay sex remains a crime under military law - Capitol Hill observers say Congress is in no mood to take action recommended by Pentagon officials to repeal a longstanding military law that classifies consensual sodomy among both gay and straight service members as a crime.