Increased number of veterans with disability claims & the VA's status as second largest dept. after DOD are factors in appointment of Lt. Gen. James Peake as new head. He leaves QTC Management, which has enjoyed an inside track on VA leadership during the Bush administration, replacing another man with like credentials. The company is widely used to process disability claims during the Bush administration. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.