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Md. veterans center: long wait for new patients 06/09/2014 03:20pm • BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- A federal audit has found the Veterans Affairs facility in Baltimore has the fourth longest average wait time for new patient primary care.The audit released Monday found that the VA Maryland Health Care System Baltimore had an average wait time of Wait time at Richmond VA averages 72 days 06/09/2014 02:01pm • FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The wait time for new patients seeking a primary care doctor at the VA Center in Richmond, Virginia, is more than 72 days -- roughly five times what the Department of Veterans Affairs had set as a goal.VA guidelines, now abandoned, said veteran VA acting chief: retaliation will not be tolerated 06/09/2014 11:36am • JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Investigators said they are examining allegations that supervisors in the veterans' health system retaliated against 37 employees who complained about practices such as falsified records used to cover up months-long delays in scheduling appointment Ex-Providence mayor considers post-prison comeback 06/09/2014 08:48am • MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Buddy Cianci has served two stints as mayor of Rhode Island's capital city, and both ended in felony convictions. Now he may try for a third.Cianci's charisma and shenanigans put him and Providence in the national spotlight -- for good and Inner-city school applauds first college graduates 06/09/2014 02:17am • SHARON COHEN AP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Jamil Boldian headed to college four years ago, arriving in small-town Ohio with a one-way Megabus ticket and $17.91 to his name.He'd been scared to leave Chicago, the only place he'd ever really known. He'd had a rough start in life, bouncing around i Cleveland Clinic CEO says no to seeking VA post 06/08/2014 12:28am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The CEO of one of Ohio's top hospitals says he's told the White House that he's not leaving his job to become veterans affairs secretary.Dr. Toby Cosgrove of the Cleveland Clinic issued a statement Saturday saying he is honored to have been considered for the post but has decided Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment 06/07/2014 11:00pm • asterisk () -- BELMONT STAKESCalifornia Chrome's Triple Crown quest collapsesNEW YORK (AP) -- California Chrome has failed in his bid to win the first Triple Crown in 36 years.Tonalist won the Belmont Stakes, and California Chrome finished far back in a tie for fourth Saturday. The result means the First lady promotes effort to end vet homelessness 06/07/2014 04:20pm • NANCY BENAC Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday set out to show that not all the news coming out of Washington about veterans' services is bad, turning a spotlight on a national effort to eliminate homelessness among those who have served in the military.The fi Watchdog: VA may have retaliated against workers 06/07/2014 08:22am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal investigative agency is looking into claims that Veterans Affairs supervisors retaliated against 37 employees who filed whistleblower complaints, including some who complained about improper scheduling practices at the heart of a growing hea Acting chief says VA won't tolerate intimidation 06/06/2014 08:20pm • JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson is warning VA administrators that he won't tolerate intimidation or retaliation against anyone who calls attention to problems within the veterans' health system.Gibson spoke Friday at a news conferenc VA acting chief: retaliation will not be tolerated 06/06/2014 07:25pm • JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Investigators said they are examining allegations that supervisors in the veterans' health system retaliated against 37 employees who complained about practices such as months-long delays in scheduling of appointments, and the acting head of the sp NJ court rules for nurse in vaccine-refusal firing 06/06/2014 02:40am • DAVID PORTER Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A nurse was unfairly denied unemployment benefits after she was fired for refusing a flu shot without claiming a religious or medical exemption, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Thursday.The three-judge panel wrote that the hospital's policy of allo VA chief: 18 vets left off waiting list have died 06/06/2014 02:32am • TERRY TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- An additional 18 veterans in the Phoenix area whose names were kept off an official electronic Veterans Affairs appointment list have died, the agency's acting secretary said Thursday -- the latest revelation in a growing scandal over long patient waits List of proposed new VA medical facilities 06/05/2014 10:00pm • The Associated Press Proposed new Veterans Affairs medical facilities, part of a bill moving through the Senate. CBOC stands for community based outpatient clinic, or a walk-in clinic. Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten Glance of candidates in Va. congressional race 06/05/2014 11:38am • The Associated Press U.S. House, Virginia's 8th Congressional DistrictSeven candidates are running in Tuesday's Democratic primary to succeed longtime Rep. Jim Moran, who is retiring. Because the district is heavily Democratic, the winner of the primary will probably be the next member of Congress