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	<title><![CDATA[Walter Reed Update: Giving Congress Some Credit]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-rieckhoff/walter-reed-update-giving_b_44768.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>The Walter Reed fiasco was a travesty, but it helped to bring some much-needed attention to veterans' issues and Congress has really begun to step up. In the last few weeks, a flurry of new legislative initiatives have been introduced and adopted in Washington. </p>

<p>On Wednesday, two days before <a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/03/31/generals-to-bush-soldiers-not-props/">President Bush's photo op</a> at Walter Reed, the House unanimously passed <a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.warhealth29mar29,0,2029512.story?coll=bal-health-headlines">the Wounded Warriors Assistance Act</a>. This was an unusually fast move for Congress, and the momentum reflects the...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:47:00-04:00</date_published>
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