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Commission calls for better care for military veterans
AP Television
Washington DC - 25 July 2007
1. US President George W. Bush jogging around the White House South Lawn with two amputee veterans
2. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"First of all, the spirit of that report...
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Members of a US House veterans panel voted unanimously to subpoena three senior VA officials to testify before the committee next week after they failed to appear on Thursday. (May 21)
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Lawmakers on the House Veterans Affairs Committee have voted unanimously to subpoena three senior VA officials to appear before the committee by the end of next week, if they don't do so...
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Mike Bowman, whose son Tim committed suicide after returning from Iraq, testified before the House Veteran's Affairs committee Wednesday.
HEADLINE: Iraq vet's dad criticizes VA
CAPTION: Mike Bowman, whose son Tim committed suicide after returning from Iraq, testified before the House Veteran's Affairs committee Wednesday. (Dec. 12) 2008
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Veterans across the U.S. voiced a wide range of opinions about the VA and its leadership following the resignation of embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Friday. (May 30)
Veterans across the U.S. hope the resignation of embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki marks the start of much needed reform and improvement of the sprawling health care system.
"I mean the issue is not whether he is a...
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ZIMBABWE: LABOUR UNION CALL FOR 5 DAY NATIONWIDE STRIKE
English/Nat
In the latest threat to Zimbabwe's embattled President Robert Mugabe, the country's main labour confederation has called for a five-day national strike to protest a tax hike and rising prices.
Morgan Tsvangirayi, secretary...
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What do you need to do to make sure you get your economic stimulis check from the government? The IRS commissioner explains today in an interview with The Associated Press.
HEADLINE: Q&A: When will I get my economic stimulus payment?
CAPTION: Linda Stiff, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service answers questions about how the federal economic stimulus payments will be made. (March...
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Once primarily male veteran problems, homelessness and economic struggles are escalating among female veterans, whose numbers have grown during the past decade of U.S. wars while resources for them haven't kept up
HEADLINE: Female vets come home to scarce resources
CAPTION: Once primarily male veteran problems, homelessness and economic struggles are escalating among female veterans, whose numbers have grown during the past decade of U.S. wars...
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has resigned amid widespread troubles in the VA health care system. President Barack Obama says he accepted the resignation with "considerable regret." (May 30)
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has resigned amid widespread troubles in the VA health care system.
President Barack Obama says he accepted the resignation with "considerable...
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Remains of 2 Australian soldiers killed during Vietnam War repatriated
1. Wide of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft on tarmac at Noi Bai airport
2. Mid of aircraft with sign on side reading: (English) "Royal Australian Air Force"
3. Close-up of Australian flags and army hats
4. Mid of Australian army...
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Trump on Police Shooting; Veterans Care Revamp
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLYVirginia Beach, Virginia - 11 July 20161. Donald Trump, US Republican presidential nominee walks out on stage for campaign event2. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump, US...
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Trump on Police Shooting; Veterans Care Revamp
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLIST:POOL - AP CLIENTS ONLYVirginia Beach, Virginia - 11 July 20161. Donald Trump, Republican Presumptive Nominee walks out on stage for campaign event2. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Trump,...
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Trump Signs 'Historic' Bill to Transform VA
President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law designed to make it easier to fire Department of Veterans Affairs employees.Trump promised during the campaign to dismiss VA workers "who let our veterans down." He cast Friday's signing...
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Trump Unveils New Veterans Health Initiatives
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is taking new steps to use technology to improve access to health care for veterans across the country, including in rural areas.
President Donald Trump announced the initiatives...
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White House declines to show support for veterans affairs' Shulkin
The White House is declining to offer an endorsement of embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, who is under fire for ethics violations.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says President Donald...
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Trump Signs Bill to Expand Veterans Private Care
President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that will expand private care for veterans as an alternative to the troubled Veterans Affairs health system.
At a Rose Garden event, Trump praised the legislation as helping...
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Senate Debates Trump Nominees Pompeo, Jackson
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1. US Senate Republican leaders walk to speak with press
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Trump responds to Dems: 'The witch hunt continues'
President Donald Trump Tuesday denounced a Democratic sweeping new probe of his presidency as "the witch hunt continues."
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Trump response to Democrats: 'Witch hunt continues'
President Donald Trump Tuesday denounced a Democratic sweeping new probe of his presidency as "the witch hunt continues."
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A Veterans Affairs audit revealed more than 57,000 veterans have been waiting 90 days or more for their first VA appointments. An additional 64,000 appear to have fallen through the cracks. AP reporter Matthew Daly runs through the report. (June 9)
A VA audit is finding long wait times around the country for patients seeking their first appointments with doctors at Veterans Affairs hospitals -- whether it's a specialist or a primary care physician.
According to the audit, more...
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Bush says medical neglect of US troops will not be tolerated
March 7, 2007
1. Wide shot of US President George W. Bush in the Oval Office with former US Senator Bob Dole and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala
2. Cutaway of press
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US...
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Frustrated by delays in health care, injured Iraq war veterans accused VA Secretary Jim Nicholson in a lawsuit of breaking the law by denying them disability pay and mental health treatment.
HEADLINE: Injured Iraq war veterans sue VA head
CAPTION: Frustrated by delays in health care, injured Iraq war veterans accused VA Secretary Jim Nicholson in a lawsuit of breaking the law by denying them disability pay and mental...
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WRAP of events surrounding coup rumours
April 30
1. Various night shots of APC and trucks full of soldiers coming out of gate at armed forces HQ
2. SOUNDBITE (English) General Diomedio Villanueva, Armed Forces Chief
"I'd like to assure the public that the armed forces of the...
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Administrators of an historic military vehicle collection in California plan to mark Veteran's Day by signing over tanks and other military hardware to a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that preserves and displays the machines. (Nov. 11)
Administrators of an extensive historic military vehicle collection housed in the hills above the Silicon Valley planned to mark Veteran's Day by signing over the tanks, missile launchers, self-propelled guns and historic firearms to a...
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President Barack Obama defended Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki Wednesday and said if there has been misconduct at the VA, it will be punished. Obama spoke after an Oval Office meeting with Shinseki and top aide Rob Nabors. (May 21)
President Barack Obama said Wednesday if there's misconduct at the Department of Veterans Affairs, it will be punished.
Speaking after an Oval Office meeting with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and top aide Rob Nabors, Obama...