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Federal court overturns firing of ex-director of Phoenix VA

Associated Press

President Obama Friday will visit the Phoenix VA facility where waiting list scandal was first exposed last year, and claim progress on agency fixes. Critics, like Rep. Jeff Miller, Florida Republican, say little has changed and that it is time for the administration to "step up and use the tools Congress gave it to reform the department." (Associated Press)

Obama to visit Phoenix VA, claim progress on fixes

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sharon Helman, director of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Phoenix clinic, was fired from the VA, but only because she improperly took thousands of dollars in gifts. A personnel appeals judge last week rejected the VA's claim that she should also have been dismissed for overseeing the wait lists. (Associated Press)

VA botches wait-list case against Phoenix clinic director Sharon Helman, analysts say

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

This undated handout photo provided by The Veterans Affairs Department, shows Sharon Helman, director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System. Helman was fired Monday, nearly seven months after she and two high-ranking officials were placed on administrative leave amid allegations that 40 veterans died while awaiting treatment at the hospital. Helman had led the Phoenix facility since February 2012. Best quality available. (AP Photo/Veterans Affairs Department)

VA fires Phoenix hospital director

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

This undated handout photo provided by The Veterans Affairs Department, shows Sharon Helman, director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System. Helman was fired Monday, nearly seven months after she and two high-ranking officials were placed on administrative leave amid allegations that 40 veterans died while awaiting treatment at the hospital. Helman had led the Phoenix facility since February 2012. Best quality available. (AP Photo/Veterans Affairs Department)

VA fires Sharon Helman, head of Phoenix hospital at center of scandal

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Shinseki rescinds bonus of Phoenix VA director

Associated Press

In this May 15, 2014, photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki speaks with the news media on Capitol Hill in Washington. Shinseki would be granted more authority to fire or demote senior executives under a bill headed to the House floor. The measure comes as pressure builds on Capitol Hill to overhaul the beleaguered agency in response to allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

IG: VA investigations expanded to 26 facilities

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

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Phoenix VA hospital destroying evidence, says whistleblower

By CJ Ciaramella — The Washington Free Beacon

3 on leave over allegations on Phoenix vet care

By BRIAN SKOLOFF - Associated Press

Republican Reps. Trent Franks, Matt Salmon and David Schweikert wrote a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki on Tuesday, citing reports that officials at the Phoenix Veterans Health Care System had kept a "secret list" of patient requests in order to conceal the fact that some patients were being made to wait more. "As a direct result of such practices, the deaths of over 40 veterans have come to light," they wrote in the letter. (associated press photographs)

Outrage growing over Phoenix VA patient treatment

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Clinic opens as Phoenix VA deals with allegations

Associated Press

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VA director at Phoenix hospital got $9K bonus after 40 vets died from delays

By CJ Ciaramella — The Washington Free Beacon