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Does College have a national model?
The Virginia GazetteWILLIAMSBURG — 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...Tags: U.S. Army, Hospitals and Clinics, Veterans Affairs, Students, College of William and Mary
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Altman: Former SOCOM chief talks bin Laden, drones
The Tampa TribuneEric Olson made it a point to avoid the spotlight during his career. Thursday night, the retired Navy SEAL admiral and former commander of U.S. Special Operations Command opened up, a bit anyway. Appearing on stage at Ruth Eckerd Hall, where he spoke at...Tags: St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Al-Qaeda, Good Morning America (tv program), Afghanistan, Emergency Incidents
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Report spreads blame for VA Legionnaires' disease outbreak
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSystemic failures at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System allowed a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak to fester, even as leaders believed they were solving the problem, a Tribune-Review analysis of a report by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector...Tags: Government, U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Environmental Issues, Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics
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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: Veterans Affairs, U.S. Congress, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Employees, Robert P. Casey, Jr.
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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: Veterans Affairs, U.S. Congress, Steny Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Baltimore County
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VA to target claims older than one year
The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.A local veterans organization is skeptical about a recent decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs target claims older than a year for completion by 2015. Veterans whose claims fall in that time frame will be given a provisional rating and will have...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Salem (Salem, Virginia)
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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: John Sarbanes, Veterans Affairs, Barbara A. Mikulski, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Parties and Movements
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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, American Legion, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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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: Rand Paul, The Washington Post, Fareed Zakaria GPS (tv program), Interior Policy, American Legion
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VA trying to move faster on benefits claims
Our government historically has armed soldiers with the technology necessary to succeed on the battlefield, enabling them to topple targets like Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Washington finally is recognizing the importance of technology on the home...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Electronics, Science and Technology, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Northampton County (Pennsylvania)
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Mikulski, VA secretary pledge added staff, training in Baltimore
The Baltimore office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the nation's worst performer in processing disability claims, will receive more employee training, an influx of senior staff and a new digital processing system ahead of schedule, under a...
Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, World War II (1939-1945), Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday
The Baltimore SunWEATHER: Light rain possible, highs around 50. TRAFFIC: Check our traffic updates for this morning's issues. TOP NEWS Hopkins doctor found dead amid investigation of claims he secretly taped patients: Police want to identify women seen by a...Tags: Mark Turgeon, University of Maryland, College Park, National Football League, Prosecution, Veterans Affairs
May 3, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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Mar 22, 2013
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Mar 20, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 19, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 19, 2013
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