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Published 1/15/2009 by Ann Scott Tyson at Wash Post In Congress
Retired Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki pledged yesterday to transform the Department of Veterans Affairs into a proactive, "21st-century organization" to meet the needs of a growing population of wounded veterans.
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