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							<title><![CDATA[Why I Blew the Whistle on the VA]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Sam Foote</author>
							<description><![CDATA[MY decision to become a whistle-blower after 24 years as a physician in a Veterans Affairs hospital was, at first, an easy one. I knew about patients who were dying while waiting for appointments on the V.A.&rsquo;s secret schedules, and I couldn&rsquo;t stay silent.]]></description>
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