Expert Says Biggest Delay in VA Backlog Lies With Wasteful Appeals Management Center
Dr. Craig Bash has written to Veterans Administration Sec. Eric Shinseki to expose problem
2013-04-05
By Helen Silvis Of The Skanner News
A veteran, who knows the system better than almost anyone outside the Veterans Administration, says the biggest problem he sees is with the appeals system.“The bottleneck is in the Appeals Management Center,” says Dr. Craig Bash, who helps veterans win claims and appeals with his medical testimony. Read the complete article
Obama Will Give Up Portion of His Salary
President will put five percent of $400,000 annual salary back into the federal government's coffers
2013-04-04
Becky Brittain CNN White House Producer
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama will put 5% of his paycheck back into the federal government's coffers in a show of unity with furloughed federal workers, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday. Read the complete article
Craigslist Killer Sentenced to Death
Authorities have said that one of Richard James Beasley's motives was to steal from his victims
2013-04-04
CNN Staff
(CNN) -- A man convicted of murdering three men who answered a Craigslist ad to work on an Ohio cattle farm was sentenced to death Thursday morning, Summit County Court Bailiff Brian Scheetz said. Read the complete article
New State Laws Employ Roe v. Wade Provisions to Restrict Abortions
Planned Parenthood: Laws are tip of the iceberg in a broader assault on women's right to choose
2013-04-04
Ben Brumfield CNN
(CNN) -- A handful of conservative states have been passing laws that tread heavily on abortion rights established by Roe v. Wade. Alabama and Indiana are about to join them, with fresh legislation waiting for signatures on their governors' desks. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis Speaks on Fighting School Closures
Why larger class sizes don't work and asking children to walk further to school is unsafe
2013-04-03
Of The Skanner News
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis speaks out on fighting school closures and the school district’s plan to remove the 30-student classroom size limit, saying: Read the complete article
VIDEO: New York Congresswoman Receives Death Threats Over Gun Bill
After three threatening calls Rep. Carolyn Maloney canceled appearance at Tuesday event
2013-04-03
CNN Political Unit
Death threats have been called into the office of Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney after she proposed legislation requiring gun owners obtain liability insurance. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Exxon Mobil Promises to Cover Oil Spill Cleanup Costs in Arkansas
The Hawk Center has taken in wildlife affected by the oil spill
2013-04-03
CNN
Exxon Mobile will pay all of the costs related to last week's oil spill in an Arkansas neighborhood, a company spokesman said Wednesday. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Connecticut Assembly To Vote Today On Major Gun Law Overhaul
Bans on assault weapons, background checks and more make law likely be USAs toughest
2013-04-03
By Brittany Brady and Jim Kavanagh CNN
Connecticut will likely become the third state to pass a major overhaul of its gun laws when its General Assembly votes Wednesday on a measure crafted in the wake of the December massacre at an elementary school there. Read the complete article
Democrats and Republicans Prepare for Hillary Clinton 2016
VIDEO: Clinton makes first public appearance since stepping down along with Joe Biden
2013-04-03
By Erin McPike CNN
The GOP prepared reams of research documents to use against her back in 2008, but a lot of their ammunition went unused. Republican operatives are openly worrying about a Clinton coronation in 2016, so they plan to make use of it early. Read the complete article
First Defendants in Atlanta Cheating Scandal Surrender
Educators are charged with racketeering and making false statements
2013-04-02
Jamie Gumbrecht CNN
(CNN) -- Before daylight on Tuesday, the first of 35 educators indicted in a cheating scandal that rocked Atlanta's public schools turned themselves in to the Fulton County Jail. Read the complete article
