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Any reproduction or and New Year's Day. other use is strictly prohibited without written permission. m 344-292- 3 DOttttHmUft personality disor- g I , f PABLO VA ' - ' -- I MARTINEZ MONSIVAISAssociated Press Secretary Jim Nicholson holds up a 60 gigabyte portable hard drive as he demonstrates how easy data can be stored, while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington in this June 8, 2006, file photo. Sullivan, executive director of the VA ensures returning Global War on Terror service memVeterans for Common Sense, which filed the lawsuit. "When bers have access to the widely a war veteran needs disability recognized quality health care benefits because he or she they have earned, including services suoh as prosthetics can't work, then they must get a disability .check in a few or mental health care," Smith said. "VA has also given priorweeks." "The VA has betrayed our ity handling to their monetary veterans," Sullivan said. disability benefit claims." The lawsuit comes amid inVA spokesman Matt Smith said Monday he could not com- tense political and public scrument on a pending lawsuit. tiny of the VA and Pentagon following reports of shoddy "Through outreach efforts, voters challenge Democrats on key issues Internet-saw- y Nedra Pickler ASSOCIATED THE F $E . PRESS CHARLESTON, SC. votYoung, Internet-saw- y ers challenged Democratic presidential hopefuls on Iraq, the military draft and the candidates' own place in a broken political system, playing starring roles in a provocative, video-drivedebate Monday night. "Wassup?" came the first question, from a voter named Zach, after another, named Chris, opened the debate with a barb aimed at the entire eight candidate field: "Can you as politicians n Support the future of your community, give the gift of literacy. For more information call '. outpatient care of injured soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and elsewhere. The complaint seeks to represent between 320,000 and 800,000 veterans of the Iraq war who lawyers say are at risk of having PTSD. Ultimately, a federal judge will have to decide whether the lawsuit is properly deemed a class action that adequately represents them. As of March 31, roughly 52,375 Iraq veterans were evaluated at VA facilities for suspected PTSD, according to an internal quarterly VA report released Monday to The Associated Press. "Unless systemic and drastic measures are instituted immediately, the costs to these veterans, their families and our nation will be incalculable, including broken families, a new generation of unemployed and homeless veterans, increases in drug abuse and alcoholism, and crushing burdens on the health care delivery system," the complaint says. It asks that a federal court order the V A to make immediate improvements. Earlier this month, a federal appeals court in San Francisco issued a strong rebuke of the VA in ordering the agency to pay retroactive benefits to Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and contracted a form of leukemia. 356-301- The Daily Herald (ISSN 0891-2777- , USPS 143-060- ) is published mornSUBSCRIPTIONS New subscriptions, restarts, delivery or ings, Sunday through Saturday, J by Lee Publications, a division of weekbilling information, call Lee Enterprises, Inc., 1555 N. days from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Freedom Blvd., Provo, Utah 84604. SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAMS Periodicals postage paid at Provo, Daily & Sunday Utah. Postmaster: Send address & Thur, Fri, Sat. Sun Holidays changes to The Daily Herald, P.O. Box 717, Provo, Utah 84603-0717- . Thursday Only Mon Sat Sunday Only Thur. Sun & Holidays treatment. The lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, filed Monday in federal court in San Francisco, seeks broad changes in the agency as it struggles to meet growing demands from veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Suing on behalf of hundreds of thousands of veterans, it charges that the VA has failed warriors on numerous fronts. It contends the VA failed to provide prompt disability benefits, failed to add staff to reduce wait times for medical care and failed to boost services for posttraumatic stress disorder. " The lawsuit also accuses the VA of deliberately cheating some veterans by allegedly working with the Pentagon to misclassify PTSD claims as ders to avoid paying benefits. The VA and Pentagon have generally denied such charges. "When one of our combat veterans walks into a VA , hospital, then they must see a doctor that day," said Paul ADVERTISING 3 :. WASHINGTON -Fr- ustrated by delays in health care, injured Iraq war veterans accused VA Secretary Jim Nicholson in a lawsuit of breaking the law by denying them disability pay and mental health ' www.heraldextra.com ixetutive Editor ASSOCIATED THE PRESS 80144-254- 0 Ton free FAX July 24, 2007 Injured Iraq war vets sue gov't Established in 1873 A Lee Newspaper Customer Service Tuesday. vocate for women among the contenders. "I have the stronbush?" gest, boldest ideas," he said. The answer was a qualified Posing a question that few, if any, of the candidates had yes. The candidates faced a from fielded before, one voter asked slew of blunt questions whether young women should earnest to the ridiculous and, in many cases, responded register with the Selective Serin kind. vice, as do young men in case the draft is reinstatedClinton, To Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois: Are you black enough? Obama and Sen. Chris Dodd of "You know, when I'm catching Connecticut said yes. The debate featured quesa cab in Manhattan ... in the past, I think I've given my cre- tions submitted to the online ... actually answer questions rather than beat around the video community YouTube and screened by the cable TV network. A talking dentials," he replied. To Sea Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York: Are you feminine enough? "I couldn't all-ne- snowman, two rednecks and a woman speaking from her bathroom were among the twists to the odd, Internet-ag- e a oldest forum in politics run as anything other than a woman," she said Her answer drew a challenge from former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, who said he was the best ad debate. A Clio, Mich., man named Jered asked about gun control while brandishing an automatic weapon. "He needs help," Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware snapped. When was the last time a presidential candidate was forced to promise to work at minimum wage? 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