European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 stars and stripes sunday april 152007 former sen Bob Dole left and Donna Shalala health and human services Secretary under president Clinton listen to testimony during a commission hearing on the treatment of wounded veterans saturday in Washington Dole and Shalala Are co chairing the presidents commission on care for americas returning wounded warriors Haraz n wounded veterans turns focus to solutions by Hope yen the associated press Washington injured soldiers returning Home for medical treatment face an unacceptable Maze of paperwork and bureaucracy leaders of a presidential commission on veterans health care said saturday at their first Public hearing members pledged to work quickly to find solutions rather than assign blame this is not going to be a Witch Hunt said former gop sen Bob Dole of Kansas one of the Heads of the presidents commission on care for americas returning wounded warriors Dole noted that at least nine congressional committees Are investigating veterans health care prob lems after the disclosures in february of squalid conditions and poor outpatient treatment at Walter Reed army medical Center in Washington Donna Shalala health and human services tary under president Clinton said the commission planned a report by late july that would be pragmatic and solution driven our time lines for action is very Short she said As a result she said commissioners May not be Able to visit every military Hospital and veterans affairs department clinic to examine conditions Shalala said the commission would set up a web site and Telephone hot line and encourage veterans to express their concerns the commission heard from three of its members who experienced problems after they or their spouses were injured in Iraq Jose Ramos a student at George Mason University in Virginia lost an Arm during combat in 2004 he praised the medical care at Walter Reed once he could get an appointment he described having to wait four hours after a scheduled appointment to get in As Well As rescheduling followup visits i constantly had to re explain my symptoms and medical history it was eke starting All Over again every time i had an appointment Ramos said Bush democrats Wrangle Over Bill to fund end War by Jennifer Loven the associated press Washington president Bush said saturday that a demo cratic plan to set an end Date for the War gives our enemies the Vic tory they desperately want Bush and democratic congressional leaders Are trying to bolster their positions on the Iraq War be fore a scheduled White House meet ing at Bush invitation Senate major Ity Leader Harry Reid and House speaker Bush Nancy Pelosi Are due at the White House on wednesday to discuss the War particularly a Hill funding the military Mission through september in both the House and Senate democrats have attached time lines for withdrawing troops to the Bill containing billion in Mili tary funding Bush says the meeting will be about his nonnegotiable stance on a time line instead of approving this fund ing democrats in Congress have spent the past 68 Days pushing legislation that would undercut our troops he said in his weekly radio address they passed Bills that would impose restrictions on our military commanders and set an arbitrary Date for withdrawal from Iraq giving our enemies the Victory they desperately want in a statement Reid Nev responded democrats Are continuing to fight to fully fund our troops and give them a strategy for Suc Cess worthy of their sacrifices president Bush continues to insist that we Fol Low his same failed strategy that has drawn our troops fur ther into an intractable civil War democrats say this weeks ses Sion must be a two Way discus Sion they seized on this weeks announcement that troops combat Tours in Iraq and Afghanistan Are being extended by three months As evidence that Bush policies Are failing the announcement just under scores the fact that the Burden of the War in Iraq has fallen upon our troops and their families said Pelosi Calif the Bush administration has failed to create a plan to fully equip and train our troops bring Mem Home safely and soon and provide our veterans with the Quality care they deserve Pelosi first James Bond actor Dies Barry Nelson a Broadway leading Man who launched his career at Mcarm in the 1940s and earned a Niche in show business history As the first actor to play British secret agent James Bond As an american named Jimmy Bond in a live television production of Casino Royale in the 1950s has died he was 89 Nelson died april 7 in a hotel in Bucks county a his wife Nansi said Friday the cause of death has yet to be deter mined White House oks email input Washington the White House said saturday it is agreeing to the Senate judiciary committees request to provide input in choosing someone to help recover some lost emails involving official presidential 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