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Lawyer: VA delay killed Washington state man 05/21/2014 09:30pm • GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) -- Donald Douglass had a small spot on his forehead when he went to the Seattle Veterans Affairs hospital in 2011.A biopsy confirmed it was cancerous. But it was four months before he was able to schedule an appointment to have it removed -- and by then, it House approves bill to speed firings at VA 05/21/2014 07:30pm • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has approved a bill to give the Veterans Affairs secretary more authority to fire or demote senior executives at the agency.The bill responds to a growing furor over allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals. The Minnesota bans anti-bacterial chemical from soaps 05/21/2014 03:06pm • STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- It's widely used nationwide as a germ-killing ingredient in soaps, deodorants and even toothpaste, but it's being banned in Minnesota.Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday signed a bill to make Minnesota the first state to prohibit the use of triclosan in mo US official warns of 'nationwide heroin crisis' 05/21/2014 03:00pm • BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top U.S. drug official says the United States is facing a "nationwide heroin crisis."Assistant Secretary of State William Brownfield says heroin addicts and abusers have increased 75 percent in the last four years. He says the amount of pure hero IG: VA investigations expanded to 26 facilities 05/21/2014 03:10am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of VA facilities under investigation after complaints about falsified records and treatment delays has more than doubled in recent days, the Office of Inspector General at the Veterans Affairs Department said late Tuesday.A spokeswoman for Obama administration focuses on following through 05/20/2014 01:11pm • JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- Burned by the failed rollout of his health care law, President Barack Obama is seeking to build a team for the final years of his administration where management expertise may trump keen political or legislative skills.Gone from the White Ho Aide: Obama 'madder than hell' over VA allegations 05/19/2014 06:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House chief of staff says President Barack Obama is "madder than hell" about reports of treatment delays at veterans' hospitals across the country.Top aide Denis McDonough tells CBS' "Face the Nation" that Obama is demanding that Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki Cervical cancer rates are on the rise, study says 05/18/2014 06:15pm • WASHINGTON -- New research out is showing just how important it is for women to get cervical cancer screenings throughout life, not just during childbearing years. A new study, led by a researcher at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, shows that women between 65 and 69 are suscept Obama and Congress move to address VA firestorm 05/18/2014 08:36am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration and Congress are moving quickly to respond to a growing political firestorm over allegations of treatment delays and falsified records at veterans' hospitals nationwide.The top official for veterans' health care resigned Frida After husband's tragic death, widow takes on PTSD 05/18/2014 01:34am • BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) -- Amy Miner says her late husband's fight did not end when he left the war.As with many veterans, Kryn Miner's battle against the emotional scars of a long military career was just beginning when he returned home.It ended last month when he was shot to death by one of their fou Obama taps senior aide to oversee policy execution 05/17/2014 01:20pm • JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama appointed a new White House adviser Friday and charged her with overseeing the execution of major policies like health care, underscoring the growing concern in the West Wing about political problems that have arisen because of Hedge funders draw 2 Republican stars to Vegas 05/17/2014 12:30pm • STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Two high-profile Republicans on Friday courted hedge fund executives at an election-year conference in a glitzy hotel, drawing criticism from Democrats eager to link the GOP to Wall Street as they try to defend their Senate majority.Wisconsin Rep. Pau Top VA health official resigns under fire 05/17/2014 02:30am • PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top official for the health care of veterans resigned Friday amid a firestorm over reported delays in care and falsified records at veterans hospitals.Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said he has accepted the resignation of Robert Petze Indiana Gov. Pence stoking talk of White House bid 05/16/2014 05:17pm • TOM LoBIANCO Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's Republican Gov. Mike Pence is stoking talk of a White House bid in 2016, with increasing trips out of state and the high-profile rollout of a health insurance plan he is calling an alternative to Medicaid.Pence has been saying for months t Congress growing impatient on inquiry in VA deaths 05/16/2014 03:30pm • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Patience is wearing thin in Congress as lawmakers confront allegations of treatment delays and falsified patient-appointment reports at health centers run by the Veterans Affairs Department. A former clinic director says dozens of veterans died while