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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star May 21, 2013 Dig deeper

George W. Bush Library Dedicated, GOP Pollster Rips Limbaugh, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Apr 26, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including Barbara Bush's surprising advice to son Jeb and Congress tries to fix air travel delays caused by the sequester. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hundreds of Thousands More Like Tomas Young

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 27, 2013 Almost half of the 2.2 million troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan report problems on returning home, but the attention and care many receive from the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are not enough, a report published Tuesday finds. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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The Last Letter

Tomas Young / Truthdig Mar 19, 2013 A Message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

VA Hides Gulf War Health Issues, Congress Told

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 17, 2013 The Department of Veterans Affairs was accused before Congress this week of numerous accounts of negligence, including hiding or obscuring research data involving Gulf War veterans and failing to treat former soldiers outright. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

VA Exaggerates Quality of Care, Study Finds

Staff / Truthdig May 12, 2007 An exhaustive study of the VA health system and its administrators has found a pattern of overstating the quality of care, arguably at the expense of veterans. If Congress is under the impression that VA medical care is top notch, it is less motivated to appropriate resources for much-needed improvements. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )