| The man looking to make the VA work Posted: 20 Jun 2017 12:31 PM PDT ![The man looking to make the VA work]( "The man looking to make the VA work") Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is an exception to the partisanship that affects Washington, and plans to use his unique status to bring fundamental change to the second-largest governmental agency. Dr. Shulkin served as the VA's Under Secretary for Health during the final 18 months of the Obama administration, after extensive experience as a medical center chief executive. Then, in February, the Senate unanimously confirmed him to run the sprawling department for President Trump.
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| A Democrat shows how to win over Trump voters Posted: 20 Jun 2017 11:59 AM PDT ![A Democrat shows how to win over Trump voters]( "A Democrat shows how to win over Trump voters") On a sunny morning in May, Rep. Cheri Bustos showed up to work at a machine shop in south Peoria, where grain silos hug the Illinois River. Protective eye gear on, the Democratic congresswoman was ready for another day of "Cheri on Shift" – shadowing workers on the job when she's home in her district. Guided by her "trainer" at Performance Pattern & Machine, the congresswoman approached a panel of controls on the noisy shop floor and – drumroll, please – pressed a button.
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| Terrorism in Britain: How do you build bridges when 'enough is enough'? Posted: 20 Jun 2017 09:03 AM PDT ![Terrorism in Britain: How do you build bridges when 'enough is enough'?]( "Terrorism in Britain: How do you build bridges when 'enough is enough'?") When British Prime Minister Theresa May responded to the London Bridge terrorist attack this month with the words "enough is enough," it wasn't just campaign rhetoric. It sums up a wearing down of patience across Western Europe, which has born witness to over a dozen major terrorist attacks in 30 months. Britain had been spared the barrage, much of it inspired by the so-called Islamic State, until it shifted to the British stage this spring, with four attacks since March.
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| When prayer helps end conflicts Posted: 20 Jun 2017 07:18 AM PDT ![When prayer helps end conflicts]( "When prayer helps end conflicts") One of Africa's worst conflicts may have finally ended through a rare type of diplomacy. On June 19, more than a dozen armed groups in the Central African Republic signed a peace accord. Rather a religious group in Italy used what it calls a "spiritually inspired" method – building empathy and compassion – to help forge a truce.
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