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Senator urges quick action on VA hospital probe

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, on Wednesday urged quick federal action to probe “very troubling” allegations at the Cincinnati VA hospital, which serves more than 43,000 veterans from southwest Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

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Obama lauds former CEO as right choice to fix VA

A former Army captain, Robert McDonald would bring a blend of corporate and military experience to a bureaucracy reeling from revelations of chronic, system-wide failure and veterans dying while on long waiting lists for treatment.

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Veterans Affairs department rejects call for leader to quit

The Indianapolis-based American Legion, the nation's largest veterans service group, called Monday for the resignations of U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and two of his top aides amid an investigation into allegations of corruption and unnecessary deaths.

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City program benefits veteran-owned businesses

The city’s Veteran Business Enterprise program aims to increase the representation of veteran-owned businesses on city projects—an
effort that has generated $217,000 in contracts for such firms so far.

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