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Concert, actually, yes, it is the answer. that is what were trying to do to fix the v.a. we all agree on that. so now having been exposed both for the bad idea and their ignorance about its consequences, theyve caved. pressure worked. the department of veterans affairs has just announced that it is proclaiming itself exempt from the hiring freeze. but only for specific positions necessary to meet public safety responsibilities. this is the memorandum they put out about that, their exempted posit...

What a lot of nonaddicted people dont understand is we have this obsession thats almost other worldly. its depressing and all you can think about. so taking an opiate to relieve my pain, it would have made me right back on the track. i have seen this happen so many times. >> people you know who go for an operation get a dose after the surgery and suddenly the beast has been awakened. its a scary thing. im glad youre well. we hear about these stories when things dont go well. we wanted to share y...

And one last point on financial securi security, for decades, few things exposed hardworking families to economic hardship than a kbroeken health care system. in case you havent heard, were in the process of fixing that. a pre-existing condition used to mean that someone like amanda schilling, a physicians assistant and single mom from arizona couldnt get health insurance. on january 1st, she got covered. on january 3rd, she felt a sharp pain, on january 6th, she had emergency surgery.

One last point on financial security. for decades, few things exposed hardworking families to economic hardship more than a broken health care system. and in case you havent heard, were in the process of fixing that. a preexisting condition used to mean that someone like amanda shelly, a physicians assistant and single mom from arizona, couldnt get health insurance. but on january 1, she got covered. on january 3rd, she felt a sharp pain. on january 6, she had emergency

Health care system. and in case you havent heard, were in the process of fixing that. a preexisting condition used to mean that someone like amanda shelly, a physicians assistant and single mom from arizona, couldnt get health insurance. but on january 1, she got covered. on january 3rd, she felt a sharp pain. on january 6, she had emergency surgery. just one week earlier, amanda said that surgery would have meant bankruptcy. thats what health insurance reform is all about. the peace of mind tha...

And one last point on financial securi security, for decades, few things exposed hardworking families to economic hardship than a kbroeken health care system. in case you havent heard, were in the process of fixing that. a pre-existing condition used to mean that someone like amanda schilling, a physicians assistant and single mom from arizona couldnt get health insurance. on january 1st, she got covered. on january 3rd, she felt a sharp pain, on january 6th, she had emergency surgery. just one ...

And one last point on financial securi security, for decades, few things exposed hardworking families to economic hardship than a kbroeken health care system. in case you havent heard, were in the process of fixing that. a pre-existing condition used to mean that someone like amanda schilling, a physicians assistant and single mom from arizona couldnt get health insurance. on january 1st, she got covered. on january 3rd, she felt a sharp pain, on january 6th, she had emergency surgery.

Offered medical care in terms of going to see doctors and he declined to do that, correct? >> yes, sir. >> now, also i believe the fire rescue did not notice any kind of other injuries to the top of his head. do you think they dismissed it? >> no. there are two possible explanations. one is that the bleeding continued after he was seen by ems. so you are looking at something where it has been bleeding for four or five hours or they just didnt notice it because they knew there was an impact they ...

They were very insignificant. they did not require any sutures to be applied to mr. zimmerman. as i will refer to them, insignificant injuries. >> did you observe any lacerations to the back of the defendants head? >> yes. >> how many? >> two. >> were those lacerations depicted in the photographs that you reviewed? >> yes. there was bleeding, so i was not able to look at them after they were cleaned because subsequently when he went to the clinic, they were covered by band-aids. >> and were you ...

Was the physicians assistant lindsey fulgate who testified that zimmermans nose appeared to be broken. she recommended he see an ear, nose and throat specialist for treatment and also noted the cuts to his head. >> approximately two centimeters and zero point 5, respectively. >> how small are they? >> two centimeters would probably be this big, and point 5 is much smaller. >> and based on your observations, in view of the lacerations, did you feel that anything additionally needed to be done reg...