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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald speaks about his efforts to improve services veterans, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

EDITORIAL: New VA chief rolls up his sleeves to clean up the mess

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald has touted his early success in the department, including hiring 53 more staff in Phoenix, contacting almost 300,000 veterans to get them off wait lists and proposing disciplinary action for three senior executive service employees at the Phoenix facility. (Associated Press)

VA officials say employees ignored order to shape up

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

The Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix is seen here on April 28, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Report: No proof veterans died because of delays

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - Associated Press

President Barack Obama givers a thumbs up to audience members seated above as he nominates former Procter and Gamble executive Robert McDonald, center, as the next Veterans Affairs secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014. Vice President Joe Biden is at left. If confirmed by the Senate, McDonald would succeed Eric Shinseki, the retired four-star general who resigned last month as the scope of the issues at veterans' hospitals became apparent. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

EDITORIAL: The VA nominee’s unenviable task

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES