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The new leadership of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Washington has taken a lot of heat lately from VA patients,…
When President Trump’s cabinet picks trooped up to Capitol Hill earlier this year for Senate confirmation hearings, hardly any boasted about their…
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