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fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Army veteran plans to sue over his detention after Southern CA raid: 'It shouldn't have happened'

George Retes stated, "No one should be put in this position. It doesn't matter if you're an immigrant, it doesn't matter the color of your skin... No one deserves to be treated this way."
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fromTruthout
1 month ago

New Rules Let Veterans Affairs Doctors Refuse to Treat Democrats, Unmarried Vets

The changes seem to open the door to discrimination on the basis of anything that is not legally protected," Dr. Kenneth Kizer, the VA's top healthcare official during the Clinton administration, told The Guardian. "Previously VA hospitals' bylaws said that medical staff could not discriminate on patients based on race, age, color, sex, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, or disability in any employment matter."
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