VA scandal
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Obama Tells Veterans He Will Fix Health System, as New Report Lists Lapses
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (New York Times) — President Obama on Tuesday promised several thousand military veterans that he would fulfill…
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Boost for Vets’ Health: Obama Signs New Law
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) — Tens of thousands of military veterans who…
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Obama to Sign Veterans’ Health Care Overhaul
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans are expected to have an easier time getting government-paid health care from…
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VA Chief: Agency Has Lost Trust of Vets, Public
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has lost the trust of veterans and the…
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VA Apologizes to Whistleblowers Facing Retaliation
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top official at the Veterans Affairs Department says he is sorry that…
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Veterans Fast Vanishing from Halls of Congress
(Politico) – Only 20 percent of today’s lawmakers have served in the military, the lowest rate since World War II…
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Veteran Dies Waiting for Ambulance in VA Hospital
RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A veteran who collapsed in an Albuquerque Veteran Affairs hospital cafeteria —…
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Obama Taps Business Exec to Oversee Troubled VA
Julie Pace, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to turn around a troubled agency, President Barack Obama will nominate…
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VA Chief: More Vets Wait 30 Days for Appointment
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10 percent of veterans seeking medical care at VA hospitals and clinics…
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