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October 15, 2013 4:00 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the effects the government shutdown is having on benefits and services to veterans. About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday. Some 315,000 veterans and 202,000 surviving spouses and dependents will see pension payments stopped. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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VA chief: Shutdown could hit millions of vets

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October 9, 2013 8:33 pm

The White House is pledging to provide a solution by the end of Wednesday to restore death benefits for military families. (AP/Mary Altaffer)

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White House pledges to restore death benefits for military families

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October 9, 2013 4:00 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testifies before the House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the effects the government shutdown is having on benefits and services to veterans. About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Shinseki told lawmakers. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

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Veterans’ benefits run out Nov. 1 unless ‘brinksmanship’ on budget ends

Mark Flatten -

October 9, 2013 4:00 am

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Obama favors monument closures to ‘pressure’ Republicans

Joel Gehrke -

October 8, 2013 12:00 am

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VA says progress halted in cutting claims backlog

Kevin Freking -

October 7, 2013 7:02 pm

Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., is the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Sen. Jerry Moran scolds Veterans Affairs Department for spending money on artwork on eve of government shutdown

Joel Gehrke -

October 7, 2013 4:00 am

Department of Veterans Affairs’ $1 million ad campaign makes for bad PR

Mark Flatten -

October 7, 2013 4:00 am

Too Big To Manage: Federal agencies can’t track costs, hours of employees working on ‘official time’ for government unions

Mark Flatten -

October 7, 2013 4:00 am

A Texas World War II veteran attempting to visit the graves of his fellow soldiers who participated in the D-Day invasion found the gates locked for the government shutdown, according to Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Texas. (AP/Mel Evans)

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Feds lock Normandy cemetery despite having $85 million on hand for monuments

Joel Gehrke -

October 4, 2013 4:00 am

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Tag: Veterans Affairs

VA chief: Shutdown could hit millions of vets

White House pledges to restore death benefits for military families

Veterans’ benefits run out Nov. 1 unless ‘brinksmanship’ on budget ends

Obama favors monument closures to ‘pressure’ Republicans

VA says progress halted in cutting claims backlog

Sen. Jerry Moran scolds Veterans Affairs Department for spending money on artwork on eve of government shutdown

Department of Veterans Affairs’ $1 million ad campaign makes for bad PR

Too Big To Manage: Federal agencies can’t track costs, hours of employees working on ‘official time’ for government unions

Feds lock Normandy cemetery despite having $85 million on hand for monuments

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