Obama's struggle to mend veterans' safety net

Obama's struggle to mend veterans' safety net
By Phil Stewart
updated 2 hours 16 minutes ago


WASHINGTON — On a blistering June afternoon, President Barack Obama slipped into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to spend time with soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was the most recent of his nearly weekly gestures intended to reinforce his commitment to America's troops and veterans.

Across town that day, hundreds of unemployed veterans shuffled through a wing of the Washington Nationals baseball stadium, many hoping that at this job fair they would catch a break. Among them was Nick Tivas, a 23-year-old Iraq war veteran with a buzz cut and a grievance against the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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This article is really long but well worth reading. Pretty much sums up what I have on these two posts.

AP VA fact check missing facts July 24, 2012

Political Shenanigans Target Veterans July 23, 2012