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Labor secretary tells colleagues she is resigning
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigned her post on Wednesday, saying she plans to return to her native California. She is expected to run for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. In a message to colleagues, Solis said she made the...
Tags: Republican Party, Hilda Solis, Kathleen Sebelius, Operation Fast and Furious, Barack Obama
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Recognition for a reserved WWII vet
Like many World War II veterans, he speaks modestly about his service. He is quiet and a polite listener, not the kind to draw attention to himself. But a few months ago, as he visited the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, other veterans noticed...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Tokyo (Japan), U.S. Military, Armed Forces, Chinese Restaurants
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Warner keeps pushing on W&M approach to VA backlog
Sen. Mark Warner is pressing his case for law schools across the country to follow a "playbook" developed at the College of William and Mary to reduce the nation's backlog of veteran disability claims. And he's trying to enlist 99 influential people to...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Marketing, Education, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Barack Obama
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Vets At Risk Of Suicide Not Getting Adequate Post-Discharge Care: Report
The Hartford CourantNearly a third of veterans deemed at high risk for suicide don't receive the recommended follow-up care after they've been discharged from Veterans Health Administration inpatient mental health facilities, according to a new report from the VA inspector...Tags: Veterans Affairs, West Haven, Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Veterans Administration Secretary Faults Delays In Processing Claims
The Hartford CourantKevin Burke walked into the veterans hospital about 18 months ago with advanced diabetes and kidney and liver disease. A subsequent mental health screening revealed that the 51-year-old Navy veteran is also an alcoholic and suffers from post-traumatic...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Electronics, Science and Technology, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Veterans Affairs
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Cutting the VA backlog: William and Mary may have national model
— At the College of William and Mary, a small group of law school students has tackled a very large problem. They help military veterans applying for benefits to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, taking on the most difficult and complex...
Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Teaching and Learning, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Separation of Church and State, Barack Obama
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VA to process vets' claims faster
Taking a cue from the Bible, the Department of Veterans Affairs has decided the last shall be first. The agency announced last week it will expedite claims for disability benefits that have been pending for a year or longer. Those veterans will receive...Tags: Employees, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Veterans Affairs, Pittsburgh, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Md.'s House delegation demands fixes at Baltimore VA office from Shinseki
Maryland's U.S. House delegation met Wednesday with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to keep pressure on the agency to fix problems at the troubled Baltimore office and follow up on promises for improvement. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, a Southern...
Tags: Steny Hoyer, Veterans Affairs, Baltimore County, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
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VA to immediately evaluate, pay oldest disability claims
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday a plan to immediately evaluate and pay the oldest disability claims, a move that advocates expect will bring relief to Maryland servicemen and women who face one of the largest backlogs in the...
Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Barbara A. Mikulski, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Veterans Affairs
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Senators call on VA to bring in additional staff
With staff members at the Baltimore office of the Department of Veterans Affairs spending a month in training, Maryland's senators called on VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki to dispatch more analysts to help work through one of the worst disability claims...
Tags: Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, American Legion
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The veterans benefits backlog
It is shameful that veterans of the United States military have to wait months, and sometimes more than a year, to begin receiving the benefits they are owed after their years of service. Yet that is the case. Almost 900,000 veterans across the...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Electronics, Veterans Affairs, Science and Technology, Wars and Interventions
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Michael Bloomberg, Wayne LaPierre talk guns on 'Meet the Press'
Staff writerWhich Sunday morning show will generate the most headlines? I'm leaning toward NBC's "Meet the Press," which airs at 9 a.m. on WESH-Channel 2. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NRA President Wayne LaPierre discuss gun control with moderator David...Tags: Organizing for Action, NBC (tv network), Michael Bloomberg, Candy Crowley, John Hickenlooper
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