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House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller, Florida Republican, holds up two pages of resource requests from the Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday, as he questions the Cabinet department's acting secretary on how to restore trust among veterans and taxpayers alike toward the beleaguered agency. (associated press photographs)
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Department of Veterans Affairs Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson testifies Thursday before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, outlining actions aimed at addressing ongoing agency problems, especially doctored wait lists for medical appointments.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, meets with Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina (right) and Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Thursday. Mr. Hernandez said ambiguity in Washington's immigration debate has helped human smugglers convince Central Americans that they can stay in the U.S. if they make the long, illegal journey. (Associated Press)
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In this photo taken on Thursday, July 17, 2014, a sign at the Falfurrias Station's U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint about 70 miles north of McAllen, Texas, shows the tally of drugs and illegal immigrants taken in this year. (AP Photo/The Abilene Reporter-News, Ronald W. Erdrich)
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FILE - In this March 30, 2013 file photo, University of Texas football player Kendall Sanders (2) carries the ball during the team's spring football game in Austin, Texas. A University of Texas police spokeswoman says two Longhorns football players have been charged with felony sexual assault and their arrests are pending. Spokeswoman Cindy Posey says the players charged Thursday, July 24, 2014, are wide receivers Kendall Sanders and Montrel Meander. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
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Texas Rangers relief pitcher Joakim Soria (28) during a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Friday, June 6, 2014, in Arlington, Texas. Texas won 6-4. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
