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From Seneca Falls to … Sarah Palin?
Odd, yes, but there we are. Still, history suggests issues of policy will ultimately trump the politics of identity.
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McCain's Viagra Moment
There's more urban legend than fact in a Planned Parenthood ad attacking McCain.
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Veterans Suing the VA, Senators Call for Resignation
A trial in U.S. District Court is now underway as a group of veterans challenge the Department of Veterans Affairs over the lack of care afforded to returning troops. The case, Veterans for Common Sense v. Peake , is said by the plaintiffs' attorney to be the first of its kind. Yesterday a suicide expert testified on behalf of the plaintiffs that veterans are killing themselves at three to seven times the rate of the general population. The American Lawyer has a good summary of what the case is all about: The suit claims that many disabled combat veterans are in dire need of counseling and other services they are not currently receiving from the U.S. government. Erspamer [the plaintiff's counsel] estimates that 120 veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan commit suicide each week. The veterans' groups are not seeking monetary damages but want reform of a health care system in which they allege a huge backlog of cases prevents veterans from receiving timely care. The San Francisco Chronicle outlined what suicide expert Ronald Maris sees as a complete lack of readiness within the VA to deal with the great number of veterans suicides: A majority of the VA's counselors, doctors, social workers and psychologists "don't have the tools and the information that they need to intervene effectively with suicidal vets," said Maris, a former president of the American Association of Suicidology who has been a consultant to the Army on suicide prevention.
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04/03/2008BlogsNew Legislation For Female Veterans Care
counseling for female victims of sexual abuse and trauma. The news service reported: Two of the bill's sponsors, Sens. Patty Murray , D-Wash., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said they'd attended town hall forums for veterans where men were outspoken
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12/06/2007BlogsOne Step Closer to a New VA Chief
…realistically hope to accomplish? Rieckhoff's questions mirrored some asked by senators during Peake's hearing. As Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said : "I've always said the VA secretary has to be an advocate for our veterans, not just an …
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12/05/2007BlogsA Look at the V.A. Secretary Nominee
there's not much resistance to his nomination . Even the administration's most ardent critic on the committee, Sen. Patty Murray , D-Wash., plans tough questions but expects him to be confirmed. "The problems at the VA are huge, and lives are
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02/27/2007NationThe Veterans’ Health-Care Crunch
Sen. Patty Murray speaks out on why she thinks the Bush budget shortchanges VA health care--and what Democrats in Congress should do about it.
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08/24/2006VideoNow for Plan B…available over the counter by the FDA declined to do that. And it's become a huge political Senators Hillary Clinton and patty Murray have been blocking the FDA nominations. The the nomination of the new FDA director first with that pastor actor. Lester …
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