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Pearl Harbor victims remembered on anniversary

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Veterans from Pearl Harbor observed the 70th anniversary of the attack Wednesday with a solemn ceremony at the site of the Japanese bombing, as an aging and dwindling group of survivors announced that it would disband … Continue reading

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Pearl Harbor victims remembered on anniversary

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Veterans from Pearl Harbor observed the 70th anniversary of the attack Wednesday with a solemn ceremony at the site of the Japanese bombing, as an aging and dwindling group of survivors announced that it would disband … Continue reading

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Investigation of VA mental health care sought

Leaders of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee have asked the Veterans Affairs Department inspector general to investigate alleged failings to provide timely mental health care appointments for former service members.

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Veteran-owned businesses face problems with VA

Lawmakers grilled Veterans Affairs Department officials Wednesday about why veteran-owned businesses ranked eighth in priority for government contracts despite laws and regulations that are supposed to put veterans first.

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Obama observes Veterans Day at Arlington

ARLINGTON, Va. — Heralding the end of one war and the drawdown of another, President Obama observed Veterans Day on Friday by urging Americans to hire the thousands of servicemen and women coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Senator: Jobs bill won’t pass by Veterans Day

The leader of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee conceded Friday what had already become obvious: Congress will not pass a veterans’ employment bill by Veterans Day.

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Veterans employment legislation faces delays

Congress is finding it hard to pass jobs-creating legislation for veterans by Veterans’ Day.

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GAO: 4 percent of VA copayments inaccurate

In 2009, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s health panel called Department of Veterans Affairs officials on the carpet for what advocates and lawmakers said were “inappropriate billing practices” resulting in veterans being overcharged for medical service copayments.

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Plan to combine exchanges, commissaries would raise prices

A Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee bill that would consolidate the military commissary and exchange systems has service members and military advocates deeply concerned.

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GI Bill fix worries vets’ groups, schools, VA

Legislation aimed at reducing GI Bill overpayments could have disastrous, unintended consequences, causing cash-flow problems for some schools and resulting in some students being barred from attending college if the Veterans Affairs Department is late making a proposed end-of-term payment … Continue reading

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