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The group's budget and limit the board independent from the v.a., a move advocates to sweep gulf war illness under the rug. >> when the secretary was confronted with these recommendations on our part be investigated, they have opt today shoot the messenger. >> i'm troubled by the changes purported to have been made. >> the department of veterans' affairs strongly deny any wrongdoing and says it has recognized nine new diseases associated with gulf war illness. quote, funding for gulf war research has increased from $5.6 million in 2011, to $6.7 million in 2012, to an estimated $7.3 million in ...

With a staggering 600,000 claims backlogged. now accusations of retaliation by the department. national security correspondent jennifer griffin has details. >> there are new calls for veterans' affairs secretary to step aside this time the accusation is that he has retaliated against an independent group with investigating gulf war illness a multisyndrome condition that was because of exposure to toxic chemicals in iraq. advocates say he was andered by a 2012 vote of no confidence by the research advisory committee of gulf war veterans illnesses. the group said it had no confidence or demonstr...

Significantly less effective and it reveals to our adversaries crucial information they shouldn't have. >> the intelligence community briefed congress on justification for the secret surveillance claiming dozens of terrorist attacks were prevented though few details were offered. while he supports the program and need for secrecy some think our civil liberties are in danger of being compromised. >> i don't think collecting millions and millions of american's phone calls, this is time, place, whom you direct the calls us any saf. i think it's ultimately a violation of the fourth amendment. i th...

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