Audit: VA wait times span nationwide and prompt change
The audit of 731 VA hospitals shows over 57,000 veterans waited up to three months for first appointments and 64,000 enrolled patients never seen. It notes 14 day targets were unattainable amid rising demand and staff falsified dates to hit goals. Sloan Gibson called systemic problems requiring action.
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Clinton says family was dead broke after White House
In a ABC News interview Hillary Rodham Clinton said the couple faced debt and large legal fees after Bill Clinton's presidency. She cited mortgages and Chelsea's education as burdens while disclosures show millions still owed in 2001. Republicans criticize the remark as out of touch.
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Court upholds back of visa line for aging immigrant children
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 decision rules that immigrant children who turn 21 while waiting with parents must move to the back of the visa line. Justice Kagan writes that aging out converts petitions to adult status, with relief limited to a small group.
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