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Hopefully these recommendations will not sit on a shelf like the 9/11 Commission report.
From Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
WASHINGTON (AP) – A presidential commission on Wednesday urged broad changes to veterans’ care that would boost benefits for family members helping the wounded, establish an easy-to-use Web site for medical records and overhaul the way [...]

Posted by nytexan July 25th, 2007 | Category: Afghanistan, Dole, Headlines, Health Care, Iraq, PTSD, Pentagon, Politics, Shalala, VA, War, mental health, veterans | Comments (7)

UPDATE FROM CNN
The panel’s decision now goes to the House floor for a vote.
The full House is unlikely to take up the issue before the August recess, a Democratic leadership aide told CNN.
The Committee has approved the report recommending to the House that Miers and Bolten be cited for Contempt of Congress.
Subcommittee Chairwoman Linda [...]

Posted by nytexan July 25th, 2007 | Category: Adam Schiff, Bush, Congress, Contempt, Conyers, Harriet Miers, Headlines, Judiciary Committee, Politics, Sanchez, executive privilege, josh bolten | Comments (20)