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AP National News Calendar 05/23/2014 05:20pm • The Associated Press Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of May 25-31. Note that many events are subject to change at the last minute.The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EST):SUNDAY: No events of note.MONDAY: No events of note.TUESDAY: Commerce Department rel Democrat Nunn calls for VA secretary to resign 05/23/2014 04:30pm • CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- Democrat Michelle Nunn, who's seeking Georgia's open Senate seat, has joined a chorus of congressional candidates from both parties calling for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to leave amid a growing crisis over veterans' health care.Nun Veteran health care woes become campaign issue 05/23/2014 02:40pm • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The growing furor over veterans' health care moved to the political campaigns Thursday as congressional candidates from both parties called for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to be fired.Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is challenging R Chocolate king tipped as Ukraine's next president 05/22/2014 11:36pm • NATALIYA VASILYEVA Associated Press UMAN, Ukraine (AP) -- In Ukraine's superheated political scene, presidential front-runner Petro Poroshenko cuts a notably cool figure.The soft-spoken candy tycoon has a pragmatic bent and a penchant for compromise -- which may be an asset for Ukraine as it tries t Poll: More stress in caring for spouse than parent 05/22/2014 07:04pm • LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- More Americans may wind up helping Mom as she gets older, but a new poll shows the most stressful kind of caregiving is for a frail spouse.The population is rapidly aging, but people aren't doing much to get ready even though government figures sh US proposes changes to tribal recognition rules 05/22/2014 06:48pm • MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday announced proposed changes to the rules for granting federal recognition to American Indian tribes, revisions that could make it easier for some groups to achieve status that brings increased benefits as Ky. Democrat Grimes calls for Shinseki to resign 05/22/2014 04:31pm • FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- The Democratic candidate in Kentucky's Senate race is calling on Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign following reports of problems at health care facilities nationwide.Alison Lundergan Grimes says the government has violated its solemn obligation to its military Poll: More stressful to care for spouse than mom 05/22/2014 03:12pm • LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- You promise "in sickness and in health," but a new poll shows becoming a caregiver to a frail spouse causes more stress than having to care for mom, dad or even the in-laws.Americans 40 and older say they count on their families to care for them a Progressive Voice: Build the Streetcar 05/22/2014 12:15pm • Progressive Voice is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com. In 1992, I began my morning commute crossing a vast asphalt automotive lot to the Clarendon Metro. This was before Whole Foods Obama vows fix to veterans' health care troubles 05/22/2014 02:50am • JULIE PACE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- With outrage mounting over veterans' health care, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday that allegations of misconduct at VA hospitals will not be tolerated, and he left open the possibility that Secretary Eric Shinseki, a disabled war veteran, coul News Guide: Claims of veteran hospitals misconduct 05/21/2014 09:50pm • BRIAN SKOLOFF Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) -- It started with a series of complaints from a recently retired doctor about delays in care that may have led to deaths at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital. The VA started investigating, similar allegations surfaced in other states, and now the issu 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