Study finds 1.8 million veterans lack health coverage
Harvard Medical School researchers estimate about 1.8 million veterans under 65 are uninsured, up 290,000 since 2000. Most are middle class ineligible for VA care, unable to afford private or VA copayments, or live where VA facilities are unavailable.
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Retired General to Head Veterans Affairs Agency
President Bush named retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake to lead the embattled Veterans Affairs Department. Peake, 63, a physician who served as army surgeon general, will push reforms to reduce delays in care and disability payments amid pressure from the Walter Reed scandal and a Dole Shaala commission report.
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Pelosi seeks ouster of safety agency head over recalls
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with Rep. Bobby Rush demands the removal of Nancy Nord, acting chairwoman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, criticizing her stance on funding and authority to boost product safety and inspectors amid rising toy recalls.
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