* Headlines for October 12, 2006 * Co-Author of Medical Study Estimating 650,000 Iraqi Deaths Defends Research in the Face of White House Dismissal * Did VA Hide Figures Showing 1 in 4 US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Disabled From Service? * New Jersey Prisoners Threaten Hunger Over “Abu-Ghraib-like” Conditions * Abu Ghraib at Home: New Human Rights Watch Report Says US Using Dogs to Terrify Prisoners