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Congressman Accuses Veterans' Agency Of Being Tight-Lipped On Military Suicides

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of a House panel that oversees the Veterans Affairs Department has asked VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to explain an appa...

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Returning Troops From Iraq And Afghanistan Are Different From Our Vietnam Vets

Belleruth Naparstek | Posted 11.17.2011

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Belleruth Naparstek

This new group of active military knows what's happening to them, to a much greater extent. There's been a push to educate our troops and the general public about posttraumatic stress.

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Veterans Advocates Worried About Care For Troops Wounded In Afghan Surge

McClatchy | David Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the Obama administration ramps up the war in Afghanistan, veterans advocates say the government must develop a better plan to handle ...

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Congress Gets Paid, Veterans Get Shafted

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Rieckhoff

This year, like 20 out of the last 23 years, the veterans' health care budget is late. In fact, the only budget that did pass on time this year was the one that funds salary checks for members of Congress.

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Veterans: Newest Addition to the Health Care Debate

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Rieckhoff

Hundreds of veterans were in attendance recently to hear Obama and VA Secretary Shinseki promise that despite the rumors, VA health care will be protected.

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President Obama Fulfills Two Critical Campaign Promises to Vets

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Rieckhoff

Our nation's heroes deserve much more than lost paperwork and endless delays. Today, we are finally turning the page on this horrific chapter in our nation's history.

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Mayor MIA on Veterans' Affairs

Luis Carlos Montalván | Posted 05.25.2011

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Luis Carlos Montalván

When hundreds of thousands of New York's veterans do not receive the benefits and entitlements they deserve, is there then no cost to New York State taxpayers?

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Open Letter to Veterans Affairs Nominee Gen. Eric Shinseki

Joseph A. Violante | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph A. Violante

The history of veterans funding is so consistently poor that even when Congress has gotten the funding level right, it has been late. Imagine trying to run a private sector health care system without knowing your budget.

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My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Welcome to our annual awards! For the past three years, this column has paid homage (translation: "ripped off their gimmick") to the McLaughlin Group...

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Shinseki for VA Secretary: A Bold Choice

Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Rieckhoff

Shinseki has always put patriotism ahead of politics, and is held in high regard by veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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McClellan and Second Thoughts

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Feffer

In this version of shock therapy, Scottie McClellan and David Brock and Eric Shinseki would warn kids not to listen to Rush Limbaugh or watch Bill O'Reilly or read Ann Coulter.

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