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VA looks to veterans groups for help with backlog
As officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs look internally for solutions to a claims backlog that is drawing increasing fire from Capitol Hill, they are also reaching for outside help from some of the nation's best-known veterans groups....Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Memorial Day, Disabled American Veterans, Science and Technology, American Legion
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Military Losing Fight Against Sexual Assault
The Hartford CourantApparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military. I didn't get the press release, but a number of news items brought me up to speed. A sergeant at West Point is being investigated for secretly videotaping at least a dozen...Tags: Assault, West Point, Sexual Assault, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions
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White House chief of staff visits local VA office
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visited the Baltimore regional office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday to discuss efforts to address the agency's persistent backlog of veterans disability claims. The Baltimore office,...
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Veterans' claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A long-growing backlog of U.S. military veterans' disability claims, which has stoked congressional anger, has dipped in recent weeks, however tentatively. But that is not taking any pressure off President Barack Obama, his...Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Military, Barack Obama, Veterans Affairs
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Stimulus fears haunt share markets, dollar recovers
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets slipped on Friday over worries the U.S. Federal Reserve may curb a stimulus program that has lifted stocks, while the dollar recovered against the euro after better-than-expected U.S. durable goods data for...Tags: MBIA Incorporated, Nawaz Sharif, Machine Manufacturing, Tiffany & Company, Taiwan
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When will military get serious about reforming its culture of sexual hostility?
Mary SanchezApparently, May was Harass Your Female Subordinates Month in the U.S. military. I didn't get the press release, but a number of news items brought me up to speed. A sergeant at West Point is being investigated for secretly videotaping at least a dozen...Tags: Assault, The New York Times, West Point, Sexual Assault, U.S. Military
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Obama to address Naval Academy commencement
President Barack Obama will travel to Annapolis to speak at the Naval Academy commencement today, addressing the class at a time when the military faces complicated internal challenges the graduating midshipmen will soon inherit. It is the second time...
Tags: United States Naval Academy, White House, Defense, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Central Intelligence Agency
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The real threat to our homeland
We recently learned that the Pentagon will spend $1 billion to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" by North Korea. This money, as announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, would add 14 new anti-...Tags: Explosions, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Emergency Incidents, Nuclear Weapons, Weaponry
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U.S. military lawyers put more pressure on Guantanamo
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close...Tags: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, White House, Career and Workplace, The Wall Street Journal, Pakistan
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U.S. military lawyers urge Hagel to improve Guantanamo conditions
Reuters* Biggest hunger strike in several years * Obama to reaffirm pledge to close prison * Legal and political hurdles By Jane Sutton MIAMI, May 22 (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense...Tags: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, White House, Career and Workplace, Labor Disputes, The Wall Street Journal
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Anthony Foxx coasts through hearing to take wheel at Transportation Department
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON Anthony Foxx avoided the controversy of other Capitol Hill hearings Wednesday, receiving a mostly warm reception from senators who considered his nomination to become transportation secretary. Foxx probably will get easy confirmation by the...Tags: Republican Party, Washington, DC, U.S. House of Representatives, Richard Burr, Travel
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Lawmakers press Pentagon, VA to cooperate on claims backlog
A bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Obama administration Wednesday to reduce the backlog of disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs by improving cooperation between the several agencies that have a role in the process. Senators...
Tags: Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Memorial Day, Science and Technology
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