Hillary Clinton has been trying to re-write the history of DOMA, and she’s also working on creating an alternate reality for the VA scandal (the one that Obama learned about from news reports): At least she didn’t call the VA scandal a “Vast Right Wing Conspiracy.” Oh wait,...
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Veterans Group Will Launch Whistleblower Project After VA Hospital Scandal
A unprecedented new campaign by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America teaches VA employees and veterans how to become the next Edward Snowden. View this image › U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary, retired general Eric Shinseki, in 2012. Tim Shaffer / Reuters / Reuters WASHINGTON —...
‘Blistering assessment’ of Veterans Affairs scandal quietly issued
http://twitter.com/#!/kerpen/status/482692272522141696 We had expected this Friday night’s news dump to center on the IRS scandal, but instead, it’s the White House’s review of a “blistering assessment” of the Department of Veterans Affairs....
A Year After DOMA Ruling, Married Same-Sex Couples Get Most Federal Benefits
Even on a federal level, legal difficulties remain for couples living in states that don’t recognize same-sex couples’ marriages. One year after the Supreme Court struck down DOMA, Obama administration readies push to tie up loose ends. View this image › Olivier Douliery - Pool...
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