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    As Details Emerge, Hawaii Veterans Voice Outrage at VA’s Waiting Lists

    HONOLULU—Veterans seeking care at the VA Medical Center here wait an average of 145 days. Perhaps more striking, some 64,000 veterans enrolled in the system for at least 10 years have yet to see a doctor, according to a Department of Veterans Affairs audit released Monday. Even before the audit, said Willes Lee, a West…
    Malia Zimmerman
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    • Opinion

    How Military Justice Works: The Way the Allegations Against Bergdahl Will Be Handled

    After Sgt Bowe Bergdahl’s physical and mental health issues are dealt with by his medical team, it will be up to the military justice system to deal with the allegations he deserted his unit in Afghanistan. What happens then?  What are the steps along the way, and the possible outcomes? The military justice system is…
    Cully Stimson
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    This Movie Could Teach D.C. Politicians How to Budget Better

    Much of the U.S. budget is flying on auto-pilot and on course to crash. Congress should grab hold of the steering yoke. In the 1980s comedy “Airplane!”, Otto, the inflatable doll, takes over as auto-pilot when the cockpit crew becomes incapacitated because of food poisoning. To prevent a crash and safely land the plane, an ex-pilot…
    Romina Boccia
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