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Feeding Off the Pentagon – Winkenwerder Lands $800 Million Contract
December 4, 2007 – In April 2007, William Winkenwerder Jr. retired from his position as assistant secretary for health affairs at the Department of Defense, where he had been in charge of all military healthcare. On June 1, he went … Continue reading
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Senator Webb Says Bush Using ‘Fear Tactics’ For More War Funding
December 2, 2007 – Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) went on the offensive over the delay of supplemental funding for the war in Iraq, dismissing recent comments by President Bush saying delays in funding puts troops in harms way as “fear … Continue reading
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Veteran Died After VA Center, Jail Refused Him
November 20, 2007 – IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) A homeless Vietnam veteran whose body was found beneath an Iowa City bridge had been turned away just days before from a Veterans Affairs center and the county jail. The nearly naked … Continue reading
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New Anthrax Vaccine Doomed by Lobbying
December 2, 2007 – Shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the subsequent anthrax mailings, top U.S. science advisors said the country “urgently needed” a new, improved anthrax vaccine. The existing vaccine often caused swollen arms and muscle … Continue reading
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VA Hospital in Florida Illegally Uses Unlicensed Psychologists to Treat Veterans with PTSD
“Would Violate State Law” Complaint targets VA psych staff: Treatment by unlicensed psychologists doesn’t affect patient care at Haley, the VA says. December 4, 2007 – TAMPA, FLORIDA – Providing the very best mental health care to soldiers returning from … Continue reading
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Casualty of War? Yet Another Iraq War Veteran Suicide
December 2, 2007 – Livermore Falls, Maine – Tyler Curtis escaped mortars, bullets and bombs in Iraq. Yet, he failed to survive his homecoming. On Thanksgiving morning, three months after the young veteran returned home to Livermore Falls, he took … Continue reading
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Harsh Treatment for Marines Caught Using Illicit Drugs
November 30, 2007 Editor’s Note from Brian Ross: In the third year of a joint project with the nonprofit Carnegie Corporation, six leading graduate school journalism students were again selected to spend the summer working with the ABC News investigative … Continue reading
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Veterans Sound Off About VA At Forum With Senator Murray
December 1, 2007 – Brett Wachsmith of Ellensburg was nearing the end of the semester at Central Washington University in 2004 when his Army National Guard unit was activated to Iraq. His professors did not make it easy for him … Continue reading
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Dec. 5: VCS Issues Strong Statement Against Peake’s Nomination to be VA Secretary
Veterans for Common Sense Statement Opposing Nomination ofLTG James B. Peake as Secretary of Veterans Affairs Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) urges Senators to block the nomination of Dr. James Peake to become the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA). … Continue reading
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VA Disability Claims Backlog Gets Longer: Veterans Wait More than Six Months for Benefits
November 28, 2007 – Wounded veterans are being forced to wait longer and longer for a disability check, according to new data from the Department of Veterans Affairs information obtained by McClatchy Newspapers. According to McClatchy, veterans must wait an … Continue reading
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