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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org" target="_self">VETERANS NEWS from VA WATCHDOG DOT ORG</a><br /><span class="rss-item">The latest news affecting veterans and their families.</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf021010-7.htm" title="&quot;We had to make cuts, just like every other state department. We had no options. Everybody is tightening their belts.&quot;..." target="_self">STATE BUDGET CUTS STRESSING MICHIGAN VETERANS -- 02-10-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"We had to make cuts, just like every other state department. We had no options. Everybody is tightening their belts.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf021010-6.htm" title="&quot;It will be gratifying to see the law changed. I know there are a lot of people who are struggling to get their pensions back and really need them.&quot;..." target="_self">HOW THE VA BECAME A VETERAN\'S ENEMY -- 02-10-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"It will be gratifying to see the law changed. I know there are a lot of people who are struggling to get their pensions back and really need them.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf021010-5.htm" title="System allows veterans to transmit health information electronically, so they don\'t have to come to the hospital as often...." target="_self">TELEHEALTH PROVIDES LIFELINE FOR VETERANS -- 02-10-2010</a><br />');
document.write('System allows veterans to transmit health information electronically, so they don\'t have to come to the hospital as often.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf021010-4.htm" title="Entrepreneurs will be allowed only one company at a time in the contracting program and must work full time in the business...." target="_self">VA TIGHTENS RULES FOR VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BIZ CONTRACTING PROGRAM -- 02-10-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Entrepreneurs will be allowed only one company at a time in the contracting program and must work full time in the business.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf021010-3.htm" title="VA will choose 100 of the ideas and invite their authors to submit full proposals...." target="_self">VA ASKS EMPLOYEES FOR HEALTH CARE INFO TECH IDEAS -- 02-10-2010</a><br />');
document.write('VA will choose 100 of the ideas and invite their authors to submit full proposals.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf021010-2.htm" title="A California man convicted of falsely claiming to be a decorated Marine, is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the conviction and rule the Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional...." target="_self">VETERANS SAY LYING ABOUT MEDALS IS NOT A FREE SPEECH ISSUE -- 02-10-2010</a><br />');
document.write('A California man convicted of falsely claiming to be a decorated Marine, is asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to overturn the conviction and rule the Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf021010-1.htm" title="At this time, no new dates for hearings on the VA\'s 2011 budget have been announced...." target="_self">FOLLOW-UP - VETS\' COMMITTEES CANCEL HEARINGS DUE TO WEATHER -- 02-10-2010</a><br />');
document.write('At this time, no new dates for hearings on the VA\'s 2011 budget have been announced.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020910-5.htm" title="Woman provided false information to get more than 20,000 dollars from a veterans\' relief aid group...." target="_self">WOMAN ARRESTED FOR POSING AS VETERANS\' AFFAIRS CASE WORKER -- 02-09-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Woman provided false information to get more than 20,000 dollars from a veterans\' relief aid group.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020910-4.htm" title="John Murtha was a decorated Vietnam War veteran and it surprised many people that he was such a vocal opponent of the war in Iraq...." target="_self">REMEMBERING CONGRESSMAN JOHN MURTHA -- 02-09-2010</a><br />');
document.write('John Murtha was a decorated Vietnam War veteran and it surprised many people that he was such a vocal opponent of the war in Iraq.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020910-3.htm" title="Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers...." target="_self">VETERANS Q and A with JIM STRICKLAND - VOLUME 11 for 2010 -- 02-09-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020910-2.htm" title="The number of female veterans being treated by the VA has doubled in recent years and is expected to double again within a decade...." target="_self">CONGRESS PRODDING VA TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES TO WOMEN VETERANS -- 02-09-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The number of female veterans being treated by the VA has doubled in recent years and is expected to double again within a decade.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020910-1.htm" title="On February 10, the House and Senate Veterans\' Committees will take a look at the VA\'s fiscal year 2011 budget...." target="_self">NEW VA BUDGET FOCUS OF HEARINGS BY BOTH VETERANS\' COMMITTEES -- 02-09-2010</a><br />');
document.write('On February 10, the House and Senate Veterans\' Committees will take a look at the VA\'s fiscal year 2011 budget.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020810-6.htm" title="The last chapter of his life started with a persistent cough four years ago. Then his lungs started turning to bricks...." target="_self">VIETNAM VETERAN FACES FINAL FIGHT - PULMONARY FIBROSIS -- 02-08-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The last chapter of his life started with a persistent cough four years ago. Then his lungs started turning to bricks.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020810-5.htm" title="&quot;I did it because I am on all these narcotics through the VA. The narcotics tear your liver up ... &quot;..." target="_self">VIETNAM VET PRAISES MICHIGAN\'S MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW -- 02-08-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"I did it because I am on all these narcotics through the VA. The narcotics tear your liver up ... \"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020810-4.htm" title="Shoshana Johnson, held for 22 days - &quot;It was kind of hurtful. If I\'d been a petite, cutesy thing, it would\'ve been different.&quot;..." target="_self">EX-POW SAYS MEDIA OVERLOOKED HER EXPERIENCE -- 02-08-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Shoshana Johnson, held for 22 days - \"It was kind of hurtful. If I\'d been a petite, cutesy thing, it would\'ve been different.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020810-3.htm" title="&quot; ... We think one possibility is spontaneous combustion due to heat from the dryer and residual chemicals in the basket from washing.&quot;..." target="_self">CANANDAIGUA VA HAS SECOND LAUNDRY FIRE IN THREE MONTHS -- 02-08-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\" ... We think one possibility is spontaneous combustion due to heat from the dryer and residual chemicals in the basket from washing.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020810-2.htm" title="&quot;It\'s scary. It seems like the \'Nam guys aren\'t going to be around a long time, not like their fathers.&quot;..." target="_self">VIETNAM VETERANS FADING AWAY AS DEATH RATE RISES -- 02-08-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"It\'s scary. It seems like the \'Nam guys aren\'t going to be around a long time, not like their fathers.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020810-1.htm" title="The Institute of Medicine will look at what was in burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan and the by-products of burning...." target="_self">IOM TO STUDY LONG-TERM HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF BURN PIT EXPOSURE -- 02-08-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The Institute of Medicine will look at what was in burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan and the by-products of burning.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020610-5.htm" title="All the VA and veteran news from the past week on one easy-to-read page...." target="_self">VA and VETERAN NEWS, WEEK IN REVIEW FOR WEEKEND 06 and 07 FEBRUARY 2010 -- 02-06-2010</a><br />');
document.write('All the VA and veteran news from the past week on one easy-to-read page.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020610-4.htm" title="Jim Bob Shipp collected over 800,000 dollars in VA benefits by faking severe vision impairment...." target="_self">MAN INDICTED FOR 22 YEARS OF VA FRAUD -- 02-06-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Jim Bob Shipp collected over 800,000 dollars in VA benefits by faking severe vision impairment.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020610-3.htm" title="The 23-year-old veteran fell behind in her bills and had to take out loans to cover her expenses...." target="_self">G.I. BILL DELAYS FRUSTRATE FILMMAKING STUDENT -- 02-06-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The 23-year-old veteran fell behind in her bills and had to take out loans to cover her expenses.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020610-2.htm" title="Michael Patrick McManus, in Army uniform, wore unearned medals and one around his neck that indicated he is a Commander of the British Empire...." target="_self">HOUSTON MAN ARRESTED FOR STOLEN VALOR -- 02-06-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Michael Patrick McManus, in Army uniform, wore unearned medals and one around his neck that indicated he is a Commander of the British Empire.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020610-1.htm" title="Nearly 145 years after his death, a ceremony honored Civil War hero Lorenzo Deming, who had been awarded the military\'s highest honor...." target="_self">VA, SENATOR, VETS PAY TRIBUTE TO CIVIL WAR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT -- 02-06-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Nearly 145 years after his death, a ceremony honored Civil War hero Lorenzo Deming, who had been awarded the military\'s highest honor.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020510-6.htm" title="All the VA and veteran news from the past week on one easy-to-read page...." target="_self">VA and VETERAN NEWS, WEEK IN REVIEW FOR FRIDAY 05 FEBRUARY 2010 -- 02-05-2010</a><br />');
document.write('All the VA and veteran news from the past week on one easy-to-read page.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020510-5.htm" title="&quot;It was really nasty stuff. We didn\'t wear masks. When we were spraying it, we didn\'t know it could affect humans.&quot;..." target="_self">VETERAN WHO TESTED AGENT ORANGE IS LIVING WITH CONSEQUENCES -- 02-05-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"It was really nasty stuff. We didn\'t wear masks. When we were spraying it, we didn\'t know it could affect humans.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020510-4.htm" title="Commentary from Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America...." target="_self">OP-ED - WHAT VETERANS NEED FROM THE PRESIDENT -- 02-05-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Commentary from Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020510-3.htm" title="&quot;I am getting medical treatment from the VA. She said she is going to help me. I feel good about that.&quot;..." target="_self">LAW STUDENTS HELP VETERANS GAIN BENEFITS -- 02-05-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"I am getting medical treatment from the VA. She said she is going to help me. I feel good about that.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020510-2.htm" title="Thurman Powers stole money from the travel pay cash box at the Memphis VA facility...." target="_self">FORMER VA EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO \"HAND IN THE TILL\" -- 02-05-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Thurman Powers stole money from the travel pay cash box at the Memphis VA facility.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020510-1.htm" title="Inspector General is concerned that this incorrect practice may be happening at other VA facilities and for other conditions...." target="_self">VAOIG - VA CLINIC CHARGED CO-PAYS FOR MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA CARE -- 02-05-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Inspector General is concerned that this incorrect practice may be happening at other VA facilities and for other conditions.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020410-6.htm" title="All the VA and veteran news from the past week on one easy-to-read page...." target="_self">VA and VETERAN NEWS, WEEK IN REVIEW FOR THURSDAY 04 FEBRUARY 2010 -- 02-04-2010</a><br />');
document.write('All the VA and veteran news from the past week on one easy-to-read page.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020410-5.htm" title="VA\'s Info Tech programs have been plagued by disastrous delays and serious cost overruns...." target="_self">VA FREEZES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUDGET FOR 2011 -- 02-04-2010</a><br />');
document.write('VA\'s Info Tech programs have been plagued by disastrous delays and serious cost overruns.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020410-4.htm" title="Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers...." target="_self">VETERANS Q and A with JIM STRICKLAND - VOLUME 10 for 2010 -- 02-04-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020410-3.htm" title="The Independent Budget wants more money for care and says the projected collections figure is off by over 3 billion...." target="_self">VETS\' GROUPS THINK BUDGET IS NOT \"JUST RIGHT\" AS VA DECLARED, WANT MORE -- 02-04-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The Independent Budget wants more money for care and says the projected collections figure is off by over 3 billion.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020410-2.htm" title="Jeffry Polak said he felt entitled to the large screen TV because it was owned by the &quot;military.&quot;..." target="_self">MAN WHO STOLE TV FROM VA FACILITY IS BACK IN JAIL, AGAIN -- 02-04-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Jeffry Polak said he felt entitled to the large screen TV because it was owned by the \"military.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020410-1.htm" title="Congressional testimony - VA lacked reasonable assurance it received the services it paid for, paid many contractors twice, and more...." target="_self">VAOIG REVEALS MANY PROBLEMS WITH VA\'S OUTSOURCED HEALTH CARE -- 02-04-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Congressional testimony - VA lacked reasonable assurance it received the services it paid for, paid many contractors twice, and more.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020310-7.htm" title="All the VA and veterans\' news from the past week on one easy-to-read page...." target="_self">WEEK IN REVIEW FOR WEDNESDAY 03 FEBRUARY 2010 -- 02-03-2010</a><br />');
document.write('All the VA and veterans\' news from the past week on one easy-to-read page.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020310-6.htm" title="&quot;I pulled the trigger quickly, twice. Pop ... pop.&quot; Then he checked his attacker\'s ID. He was 12...." target="_self">VETERAN\'S SUICIDE SHINES LIGHT ON PTSD -- 02-03-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"I pulled the trigger quickly, twice. Pop ... pop.\" Then he checked his attacker\'s ID. He was 12.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020310-5.htm" title="&quot;I started seeing animals coming out of walls. People were constantly calling my name, and I\'d turn around, and there was no one there.&quot;..." target="_self">\"TEST VET\" TELLS STORY OF HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION -- 02-03-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"I started seeing animals coming out of walls. People were constantly calling my name, and I\'d turn around, and there was no one there.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020310-4.htm" title="The proposal, outlined in an OMB document, would make all medically retired service members eligible for concurrent receipt by 2015...." target="_self">NEW CONCURRENT RECEIPT PLAN OUTLINED IN 2011 BUDGET -- 02-03-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The proposal, outlined in an OMB document, would make all medically retired service members eligible for concurrent receipt by 2015.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020310-3.htm" title="&quot;With this new law, VA will be positioned to help veterans who are enrolled in VA care whose insurance does not cover the full cost of emergency treatment.&quot;..." target="_self">OBAMA SIGNS VETERANS\' EMERGENCY CARE FAIRNESS ACT -- 02-03-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"With this new law, VA will be positioned to help veterans who are enrolled in VA care whose insurance does not cover the full cost of emergency treatment.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020310-2.htm" title="Frank Buckles said he has much to be thankful for as he blew out 109 candles on his birthday cake...." target="_self">LAST U.S. WORLD WAR I VETERAN TURNS 109 -- 02-03-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Frank Buckles said he has much to be thankful for as he blew out 109 candles on his birthday cake.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020310-1.htm" title="Problems include unsecured computers displaying vets\' personal information and dangling cords in mental health unit...." target="_self">VAOIG FAULTS AUGUSTA VA IN ALL EIGHT OPERATIONAL AREAS REVIEWED -- 02-03-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Problems include unsecured computers displaying vets\' personal information and dangling cords in mental health unit.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020210-7.htm" title="Now, VA Watchdog\'s Week in Review allows you to get all the VA and veterans news, plus press releases from the past week, on a single page...." target="_self">WEEK IN REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2010 -- 02-02-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Now, VA Watchdog\'s Week in Review allows you to get all the VA and veterans news, plus press releases from the past week, on a single page.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020210-6.htm" title="The House Vets\' Committee has scheduled three hearings and the Senate Committee has nothing scheduled...." target="_self">VETS\' COMMITTEE SCHEDULES FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 01, 2010 -- 02-02-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The House Vets\' Committee has scheduled three hearings and the Senate Committee has nothing scheduled.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020210-5.htm" title="Concerns about medical liability, insurance coverage and a lack of training for doctors mean an apology after medical errors is the exception...." target="_self">VA\'S \"I\'M SORRY\" POLICY NOT EASY FOR PRIVATE SECTOR TO ADOPT -- 02-02-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Concerns about medical liability, insurance coverage and a lack of training for doctors mean an apology after medical errors is the exception.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020210-4.htm" title="Norma Perez urged her VA employees to misdiagnose PTSD. Now, VA says backup tapes were destroyed, including the one containing the Perez email...." target="_self">WATCHDOG GROUP SAYS VA DESTROYED \"NORMA PEREZ\" PTSD DOCUMENTS -- 02-02-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Norma Perez urged her VA employees to misdiagnose PTSD. Now, VA says backup tapes were destroyed, including the one containing the Perez email.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020210-3.htm" title="VA official says budget request is not too big, not too small, but &quot;just right.&quot;..." target="_self">VA REQUESTS 125 BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 -- 02-02-2010</a><br />');
document.write('VA official says budget request is not too big, not too small, but \"just right.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020210-2.htm" title="Fired after criticizing subpar care for Marines, a psychiatrist finds his good personnel reviews turned to bad...." target="_self">NAVY ALTERED WHISTLEBLOWER\'S EVALUATION -- 02-02-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Fired after criticizing subpar care for Marines, a psychiatrist finds his good personnel reviews turned to bad.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020210-1.htm" title="Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers...." target="_self">VETERANS Q and A with JIM STRICKLAND - VOLUME 9 for 2010 -- 02-02-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020110-9.htm" title="Would be one of the largest increases in 2011 federal budget. Article includes VA budget documents...." target="_self">VA\'S 2011 BUDGET JUMPS 20 PERCENT FROM 2009 -- 02-01-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Would be one of the largest increases in 2011 federal budget. Article includes VA budget documents.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020110-8.htm" title="Now, VA Watchdog\'s Week in Review allows you to get all the VA and veterans news, plus press releases from the past week, on a single page...." target="_self">WEEK IN REVIEW FOR MONDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2010 -- 02-01-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Now, VA Watchdog\'s Week in Review allows you to get all the VA and veterans news, plus press releases from the past week, on a single page.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020110-7.htm" title="&quot;My concern for Robert goes much deeper than the VA PTSD compensation. It\'s that he continue to receive proper treatment from the VA.&quot;..." target="_self">VIRGINIA VETERAN\'S CONTINUING STRUGGLE WITH VA -- 02-01-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"My concern for Robert goes much deeper than the VA PTSD compensation. It\'s that he continue to receive proper treatment from the VA.\"');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020110-6.htm" title="&quot;She was like in a cocoon. She was just existing -- going down the halls like a ghost. Now it\'s like she\'s come alive.&quot;..." target="_self">VA\'S FOSTER CARE PROGRAM GROWS -- 02-01-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"She was like in a cocoon. She was just existing -- going down the halls like a ghost. Now it\'s like she\'s come alive.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020110-5.htm" title="&quot;It\'s not about me. Every one of us can tell our own story. Start telling it. Change the culture of silence.&quot;..." target="_self">RETIRED CSM TAKES ON NEW BATTLE - THE SUICIDE EPIDEMIC -- 02-01-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"It\'s not about me. Every one of us can tell our own story. Start telling it. Change the culture of silence.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020110-4.htm" title="&quot;It was U.S. servicemen who went back in small numbers that led to the whole movement of reconciliation, not the politicians, not the statesmen, but the men who fought the war.&quot;..." target="_self">BACK TO VIETNAM - A JOURNEY OF RECONCILIATION -- 02-01-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"It was U.S. servicemen who went back in small numbers that led to the whole movement of reconciliation, not the politicians, not the statesmen, but the men who fought the war.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020110-3.htm" title="And, unemployment, mental stress and pregnancy swelling numbers of younger, female veterans on the street...." target="_self">DESPITE VA PROGRAMS, VETERANS STILL BATTLE HOMELESSNESS -- 02-01-2010</a><br />');
document.write('And, unemployment, mental stress and pregnancy swelling numbers of younger, female veterans on the street.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020110-2.htm" title="&quot;Was a great deal overlooked because this was a medical person in a specialty in which there is a shortage.&quot;..." target="_self">REVIEW OF FORT HOOD SHOOTINGS - MILITARY NEEDS MORE PSYCHIATRISTS -- 02-01-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"Was a great deal overlooked because this was a medical person in a specialty in which there is a shortage.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf020110-1.htm" title="But, will VA ask for enough. Plus, a look at how the federal budget process works...." target="_self">REPORT - VA\'S BUDGET EXEMPT FROM SPENDING FREEZE -- 02-01-2010</a><br />');
document.write('But, will VA ask for enough. Plus, a look at how the federal budget process works.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf013010-8.htm" title="Now, VA Watchdog\'s Week in Review allows you to get all the VA and veterans news, plus press releases from the past week, on a single page...." target="_self">WEEK IN REVIEW FOR SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2010 -- 01-30-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Now, VA Watchdog\'s Week in Review allows you to get all the VA and veterans news, plus press releases from the past week, on a single page.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf013010-7.htm" title="Attempted to commit suicide on VA hospital property by lighting himself on fire with gasoline...." target="_self">VET SETS HIMSELF AFIRE AT POPLAR BLUFF VA FACILITY -- 01-30-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Attempted to commit suicide on VA hospital property by lighting himself on fire with gasoline.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf013010-6.htm" title="Army wives whose husbands deploy seek mental health services at a higher rate than others, and the longer the deployment, the greater the impact...." target="_self">STUDY - DEPLOYMENT TAKES TOLL ON ARMY WIVES -- 01-30-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Army wives whose husbands deploy seek mental health services at a higher rate than others, and the longer the deployment, the greater the impact.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf013010-5.htm" title="She is accused of killing a World War II veteran who died of a morphine overdose at the Lexington VA hospital...." target="_self">EX-VA NURSE ACCUSED OF KILLING VET IS GOING TO TRIAL -- 01-30-2010</a><br />');
document.write('She is accused of killing a World War II veteran who died of a morphine overdose at the Lexington VA hospital.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf013010-4.htm" title="Priorities will include health care for more vets, reducing number of homeless vets and handling more claims...." target="_self">VA TO UNVEIL 2011 BUDGET REQUEST AT FEB. 1st MEDIA EVENT -- 01-30-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Priorities will include health care for more vets, reducing number of homeless vets and handling more claims.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf013010-3.htm" title="&quot;VA\'s disability claims and appeals processing has improved in some aspects and worsened in others.&quot;..." target="_self">GAO ISSUES LUKEWARM REPORT ON VA\'S DISABILITY CLAIMS HANDLING -- 01-30-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"VA\'s disability claims and appeals processing has improved in some aspects and worsened in others.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf013010-2.htm" title="Bill would have DoD providing care to those exposed to toxins. But, Sen. Richard Burr says VA should provide care...." target="_self">SENATORS DISAGREE OVER CAMP LEJEUNE LEGISLATION -- 01-30-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Bill would have DoD providing care to those exposed to toxins. But, Sen. Richard Burr says VA should provide care.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf013010-1.htm" title="Ranking Member on House Vets\' panel, in midst of scholarship foundation scandal, cites wife\'s health...." target="_self">REP. STEVE BUYER ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT SEEK ANOTHER TERM -- 01-30-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Ranking Member on House Vets\' panel, in midst of scholarship foundation scandal, cites wife\'s health.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012910-7.htm" title="Now, VA Watchdog\'s Week in Review allows you to get all the VA and veterans news from the past week on a single page...." target="_self">VA AND VETERANS NEWS - WEEK IN REVIEW FOR FRIDAY 29 JANUARY 2010 -- 01-29-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Now, VA Watchdog\'s Week in Review allows you to get all the VA and veterans news from the past week on a single page.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012910-6.htm" title="The government collected debts that had been delinquent for more than 10 years, and were thus outside the statute of limitations...." target="_self">COURT ORDERS GOVERNMENT TO REPAY VETERANS IN DEBT CASE -- 01-29-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The government collected debts that had been delinquent for more than 10 years, and were thus outside the statute of limitations.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012910-5.htm" title="&quot;We will look for people who we feel can be rehabilitated in the amount of time we have.&quot;..." target="_self">NEW TEXAS COURT TO HELP VETS WHO ARE NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS -- 01-29-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"We will look for people who we feel can be rehabilitated in the amount of time we have.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012910-4.htm" title="Veteran won verdict after he quit job claiming co-workers made fun of his disabilities...." target="_self">JUDGE THROWS OUT 4.3 MILLION DOLLAR VERDICT FOR IRAQ WAR VET -- 01-29-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Veteran won verdict after he quit job claiming co-workers made fun of his disabilities.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012910-3.htm" title="Camp Lejeune and Atsugi troops, veterans and families to receive care. Second bill to help homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children...." target="_self">SENATE VETS\' COMMITTEE PASSES TWO KEY BILLS -- 01-29-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Camp Lejeune and Atsugi troops, veterans and families to receive care. Second bill to help homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012910-2.htm" title="&quot;They were issued ribbons to wear on their uniforms but not the actual medals, because there was a metal shortage at the time.&quot;..." target="_self">MEDALS AWARDED TO WORLD WAR II VETS AFTER A 65 YEAR WAIT -- 01-29-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"They were issued ribbons to wear on their uniforms but not the actual medals, because there was a metal shortage at the time.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012910-1.htm" title="May not be positioned to deliver future interoperable capabilities, including the development of the virtual lifetime electronic record...." target="_self">GAO - VA-DoD HEALTH RECORDS PROGRAM STILL IN SHAMBLES -- 01-29-2010</a><br />');
document.write('May not be positioned to deliver future interoperable capabilities, including the development of the virtual lifetime electronic record.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012810-9.htm" title="Now, an easier to read format allows you to get all the VA and veterans news from the past week in a flash...." target="_self">VA AND VETERANS NEWS - WEEK IN REVIEW FOR THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 2010 -- 01-28-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Now, an easier to read format allows you to get all the VA and veterans news from the past week in a flash.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012810-8.htm" title="Veterans\' spending not included in list of those exempt from proposed budget freeze...." target="_self">OBAMA\'S STATE OF UNION ADDRESS LEAVES VETERANS IN LIMBO -- 01-28-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Veterans\' spending not included in list of those exempt from proposed budget freeze.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012810-7.htm" title="None of the physicians hired in 2009 had gone through the review process to ensure competence...." target="_self">VAOIG FINDS CARE ISSUES AT LAS VEGAS VA FACILITY -- 01-28-2010</a><br />');
document.write('None of the physicians hired in 2009 had gone through the review process to ensure competence.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012810-6.htm" title="Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers...." target="_self">VETERANS Q and A with JIM STRICKLAND - VOLUME 8 for 2010 -- 01-28-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012810-5.htm" title="&quot;That\'s when I got a card and letter from a 9-year-old girl in Chattanooga to a soldier.&quot;..." target="_self">AFTER 42 YEARS, VIETNAM VET MEETS LETTER WRITER -- 01-28-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"That\'s when I got a card and letter from a 9-year-old girl in Chattanooga to a soldier.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012810-4.htm" title="Facility delayed implementation of VA\'s &quot;copy and paste&quot; regulation for three years...." target="_self">VAOIG FINDS PROBLEMS AT BRONX VA HOSPITAL -- 01-28-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Facility delayed implementation of VA\'s \"copy and paste\" regulation for three years.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012810-3.htm" title="Cancer patients were overradiated by a medical team that lacked experience in using a machine that generated high-powered beams of radiation...." target="_self">VA HIDES CANCER TREATMENT ERRORS AT NEW JERSEY FACILITY -- 01-28-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Cancer patients were overradiated by a medical team that lacked experience in using a machine that generated high-powered beams of radiation.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012810-2.htm" title="Called the results of inspections in two state-run nursing homes for veterans &quot;shocking, unsettling and inexcusable.&quot;..." target="_self">POL BLASTS CONDITIONS AT PENNSYLVANIA VETS\' NURSING HOMES -- 01-28-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Called the results of inspections in two state-run nursing homes for veterans \"shocking, unsettling and inexcusable.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012810-1.htm" title="Problems include not cleansing and disinfecting glucometers shared between patients and much more...." target="_self">VAOIG REPORT FAULTS CARE AT TOPEKA VA FACILITY -- 01-28-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Problems include not cleansing and disinfecting glucometers shared between patients and much more.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012710-7.htm" title="Now, an easier to read format allows you to get all the VA and veterans news from the past week in a flash...." target="_self">VA AND VETERANS NEWS - WEEK IN REVIEW FOR WEDNESDAY 27 JANUARY 2010 -- 01-27-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Now, an easier to read format allows you to get all the VA and veterans news from the past week in a flash.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012710-6.htm" title="&quot;Improving VA\'s Disability Evaluation Criteria&quot; to look at level and fairness of payments to Veterans who are service-connected for mental health disorders, including PTSD...." target="_self">VA TO HOLD MENTAL HEALTH FORUM JANUARY 28 and 29 -- 01-27-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"Improving VA\'s Disability Evaluation Criteria\" to look at level and fairness of payments to Veterans who are service-connected for mental health disorders, including PTSD.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012710-5.htm" title="&quot;Weight loss was similar but substantial in both groups we studied, but blood pressure improved more in the low-carb dieters.&quot;..." target="_self">VA DOCTOR - LOW-CARB DIET BEST AT LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE -- 01-27-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"Weight loss was similar but substantial in both groups we studied, but blood pressure improved more in the low-carb dieters.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012710-4.htm" title="More student veterans are flocking to Texas colleges and universities to take advantage of the benefit...." target="_self">GENEROUS NEW G.I. BILL BOOSTS COLLEGE ENROLLMENT -- 01-27-2010</a><br />');
document.write('More student veterans are flocking to Texas colleges and universities to take advantage of the benefit.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012710-3.htm" title="Iraq War veteran - &quot;It\'s hard to show weakness and break down to say you need help.&quot;..." target="_self">WACO VA HELPS HOMELESS VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES -- 01-27-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Iraq War veteran - \"It\'s hard to show weakness and break down to say you need help.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012710-2.htm" title="The freeze would limit the overall budget for agencies other than the military, veterans affairs, homeland security and certain international programs...." target="_self">OBAMA\'S BUDGET FREEZE SHOULD NOT IMPACT VETERANS -- 01-27-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The freeze would limit the overall budget for agencies other than the military, veterans affairs, homeland security and certain international programs.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012710-1.htm" title="The scan didn\'t pick out cases of PTSD, it just found a difference between people with PTSD and healthy people. This is not a diagnosis...." target="_self">FOLLOW-UP - VA RESEARCHER\'S PTSD BRAIN SCANNER LABELED \"HYPE\" -- 01-27-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The scan didn\'t pick out cases of PTSD, it just found a difference between people with PTSD and healthy people. This is not a diagnosis.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012610-7.htm" title="The Week in Review is an easy way to peruse VA and veterans\' news stories posted in the last week...." target="_self">VA AND VETERANS\' NEWS - WEEK IN REVIEW FOR TUESDAY 26 JANUARY 2010 -- 01-26-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The Week in Review is an easy way to peruse VA and veterans\' news stories posted in the last week.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012610-6.htm" title="The House Vets\' Committee has scheduled a roundtable and the Senate Committee has one hearing...." target="_self">VETS\' COMMITTEE SCHEDULES FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 25, 2010 -- 01-26-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The House Vets\' Committee has scheduled a roundtable and the Senate Committee has one hearing.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012610-5.htm" title="Inspectors saw patients screaming, biting and kicking as four attendants held them down for bathing or treatment and found patients received improper doses of powerful psychotropic drugs...." target="_self">ALARM RAISED OVER CARE AT PENNSYLVANIA VETERANS\' HOMES -- 01-26-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Inspectors saw patients screaming, biting and kicking as four attendants held them down for bathing or treatment and found patients received improper doses of powerful psychotropic drugs.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012610-4.htm" title="Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers...." target="_self">VETERANS Q and A with JIM STRICKLAND - VOLUME 7 for 2010 -- 01-26-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Veterans\' Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot Org readers.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012610-3.htm" title="Ranking Member on the House Committee on Veterans\' Affairs faces questions about his scholarship foundation...." target="_self">WATCHDOG GROUP FILES COMPLAINTS AGAINST REP. STEVE BUYER -- 01-26-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Ranking Member on the House Committee on Veterans\' Affairs faces questions about his scholarship foundation.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012610-2.htm" title="A shortage of providers is forcing the Roseburg, Oregon VA to contract out some of its services...." target="_self">VETERANS MAY SEE CUTS IN SERVICES AT ROSEBURG VA -- 01-26-2010</a><br />');
document.write('A shortage of providers is forcing the Roseburg, Oregon VA to contract out some of its services.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012610-1.htm" title="DoD has agreed to expedite a review of the records of thousands of OEF-OIF vets discharged with PTSD to determine whether they were improperly denied benefits...." target="_self">THOUSANDS OF OEF-OIF VETERANS COULD GET BENEFITS UPGRADE -- 01-26-2010</a><br />');
document.write('DoD has agreed to expedite a review of the records of thousands of OEF-OIF vets discharged with PTSD to determine whether they were improperly denied benefits.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012510-8.htm" title="The Week in Review is an easy way to peruse VA and veterans\' news stories posted in the last week...." target="_self">VA AND VETERANS\' NEWS - WEEK IN REVIEW FOR MONDAY 25 JANUARY 2010 -- 01-25-2010</a><br />');
document.write('The Week in Review is an easy way to peruse VA and veterans\' news stories posted in the last week.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012510-7.htm" title="Secretary Shinseki, along with 600 other volunteers -- many of them VA employees -- attended the Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Stand Down...." target="_self">VA SECRETARY SHINSEKI ASSISTS AT HOMELESS VETERAN STAND DOWN -- 01-25-2010</a><br />');
document.write('Secretary Shinseki, along with 600 other volunteers -- many of them VA employees -- attended the Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Stand Down.');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012510-6.htm" title="&quot;This would have been great stuff to have had on my first deployment. I wish I\'d had this kind of knowledge going in the first time.&quot;..." target="_self">MONTANA MODEL FOR PTSD DETECTION FACES MAJOR TEST -- 01-25-2010</a><br />');
document.write('\"This would have been great stuff to have had on my first deployment. I wish I\'d had this kind of knowledge going in the first time.\"');
document.write('</li>');
document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjan10/nf012510-5.htm" title="A Humvee simulator prepares soldiers for one of the most hazardous jobs in Afghanistan today -- driving...." target="_self">SOLDIERS PREPARE FOR EXPLOSIONS OF WAR IN SIMULATORS -- 01-25-2010</a><br />');
document.write('A Humvee simulator prepares soldiers for one of the most hazardous jobs in Afghanistan today -- driving.');
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