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05-30-2014, 07:52 PM
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki Resigns
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki (http://mashable.com/category/eric-shinseki/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) resigned on Friday after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.
Shinseki's departure comes after days of withering criticism from across the political spectrum, as scores of senators called for him to step down amid growing allegations of misconduct at VA branches throughout the country.
Obama, speaking at a White House press conference, said that Sloan Gibson (http://www.va.gov/opa/bios/bio_gibson.asp), who had been deputy secretary of veterans affairs, would **w serve as the acting secretary.
Shinseki, a retired four-star general, had already come under scrutiny for initial allegations that 40 veterans had died (http://mashable.com/2014/05/29/va-secretary-shinseki-resignation/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) while they were on a secret appointment waiting list at the Phoenix VA medical center that was meant to cover up the amount of time it took for veterans to land a checkup. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/30/veterans-affairs-secretary-eric-shinseki-resigns/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki (http://mashable.com/category/eric-shinseki/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) resigned on Friday after meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.
Shinseki's departure comes after days of withering criticism from across the political spectrum, as scores of senators called for him to step down amid growing allegations of misconduct at VA branches throughout the country.
Obama, speaking at a White House press conference, said that Sloan Gibson (http://www.va.gov/opa/bios/bio_gibson.asp), who had been deputy secretary of veterans affairs, would **w serve as the acting secretary.
Shinseki, a retired four-star general, had already come under scrutiny for initial allegations that 40 veterans had died (http://mashable.com/2014/05/29/va-secretary-shinseki-resignation/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) while they were on a secret appointment waiting list at the Phoenix VA medical center that was meant to cover up the amount of time it took for veterans to land a checkup. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/30/veterans-affairs-secretary-eric-shinseki-resigns/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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