White House panel pushes on veteran care
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Leaders of a presidential commission on Wednesday implored Congress to quickly pass measures providing lifetime treatment to Iraq war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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The Veterans Administration and its benefits programs need to be streamlined, a Congressional panel was told.
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Outgoing Secretary Jim Nicholson acknowledged yesterday that the Department of Veterans Affairs is struggling to reduce backlogs in disability claims from Iraq war veterans.
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Watts and other former POWs nationwide are trying to spread the word on how to get benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs.
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The White House and congressional leaders called yesterday for swift investigation and repair of the problems plaguing outpatient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, as veterans groups and members of Congress in both parties expressed outrage over substandard housing and the slow, dysfunctional...
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CRAWFORD, Tex., Aug. 24 -- Despite political pressure for a change of course in Iraq, the White House hopes to keep in place its existing military strategy and troop levels there after the mid-September report from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker, administration officials...
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New allegations of poor financial stewardship at some of the nation's largest veterans charities surfaced yesterday as lawmakers took some of them to task and considered establishing federal oversight of nonprofit organizations.
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Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday renewed her pledge to ensure the United States fulfills its obligations to veterans.
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The Bush administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at clarifying employment protections for veterans and reservists returning from active duty.
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White House challenges Congressional report casting doubt on the success of the 'surge' strategy.
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Veterans groups are urging House Republicans not to oust Rep. Christopher Smith, who at times has rankled his own party in pressing for veterans' benefits, as chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake conceded Wednesday that the agency must do more to reach out to Guard and Reserve troops who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan about the mental health help available to them.
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The Veterans Affairs' system for handling disability claims is strained to its limit, and the Bush administration's current efforts to relieve backlogs won't be enough to serve veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, investigators said Tuesday.
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President Bush got a preview Tuesday of the Iraq commission's ideas for changes in war policies, while the White House sought to dampen the report's impact in advance by emphasizing the president will be listening to other voices as well.
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The outgoing Secretary will not be a tough act to follow. But many veterans feel they need a better advocate
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An independent assessment on the status of Iraq drew fierce pushback from the White House on Thursday and provided fresh ammunition for Democrats who want to bring troops home
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WASHINGTON A doctors&#39; group says nearly one-point-seven (m) million veterans either don&#39;t have health insurance or can&#39;t get into veterans clinics or hospitals.