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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (4991)	3/2/2004 10:02:25 PM
From: laura_bush	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

They "sold out," LT. Bush's butt buddies are Tom Hogan who raped the University of Texas regents to gather his first fortune. He now owns the media .. and Collin Powell, lock, stock and barrell. What don't you understand?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (4991)	3/3/2004 12:36:52 AM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 173976

Veterans Groups Critical of Bush's VA Budget Dismay Over Higher Fees and Staff Cuts Could Be Boon for Democratic Nominee After three years of mostly cordial relations with the administration, leaders of veterans' organizations and a union that represents VA workers are voicing strong criticism of Bush's fiscal 2005 budget plan. They assert that the budget would only worsen the backlog in processing disability claims, reduce the number of VA nursing home beds just as the number of veterans who need long-term care is swelling and force some veterans to pay a fee simply to gain access to the VA health care system. In a statement issued shortly after the budget was released, Edward S. Banas Sr., commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, called the VA's health care spending proposal "a disgrace and a sham." VA officials reply that spending for health care will increase under the budget, but that tough choices had to be made because of the soaring budget deficit and limits on spending. According to John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, the VA is calling for a reduction of 540 full-time jobs in the Veterans Benefits Administration, which handles disability, pension and other claims by veterans. "VBA is under such pressure to get the caseload down, and now they are going to cut the staff," he said. "These things don't make sense on their face." washingtonpost.com