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Actor Donald Sutherland appears at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2017. Sutherland, the towering Canadian actor whose career spanned "M.A.S.H." to "The Hunger Games," has died at 88. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Late actor Donald Sutherland was a quiet superfan of the Montreal Expos

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Mechanic accused of thefts from Mississippi farm vehicles

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94-year-old’s tricycle stolen while he went shopping

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Department of Veterans Affairs Acting Inspector General Richard Griffin, left, with Retired Medical Director of the Diamond Community-Based Outpatient Center, Phoenix VA Health Care System, Veterans Health Administration Samuel Foote, holds documents as he testifies during a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing on "Scheduling Manipulation and Veteran Deaths in Phoenix: Examination of the OIG's Final Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Richard Griffin, VA inspector general, steps down amid controversy

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

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Doctor who exposed VA scandal to tell Congress that IG tried to hide problems

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Congress had said the VA's ability to send out the cards on time was a key test for the Obama administration and Secretary Bob McDonald (above), whom the president tapped to replace Secretary Eric K. Shinseki. (Associated Press)

Doctor, VA watchdog set to clash at Hill panel hearing

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald has touted his early success in the department, including hiring 53 more staff in Phoenix, contacting almost 300,000 veterans to get them off wait lists and proposing disciplinary action for three senior executive service employees at the Phoenix facility. (Associated Press)

VA officials say employees ignored order to shape up

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

FILE - This photo taken April 28, 2014 shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. The Department of Veterans Affairs says investigators have found no proof that delays in care caused any deaths at a VA hospital in Phoenix, deflating an explosive allegation that helped expose a troubled health care system in which veterans waited months for appointments while employees falsified records to cover up the delays. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

VA’s ‘corrosive’ culture must be changed, senators say

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Will consumers still want fries to go with their shake? (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

ISTOOK: Get ready for super-priced burgers due to NLRB decree

By Ernest Istook

In this May 15, 2014, photo, Veterans Affairs Undersecretary Robert Petzel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 15, 2014, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says May 16 he has accepted the resignation of Petzel. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Top VA health official resigns under fire

By PAULINE JELINEK and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 15, 2014, while testifying before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing to examine the state of Veterans Affairs health care. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Watchdog: No proof treatment delays killed vets

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

The sign for the National Labor Relations Board is seen outside the organization's headquarters in downtown Washington on July 17, 2013. (Associated Press, File)

Rejected NLRB pick wins vote to serve as board counsel

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Illustration: National Labor Relations Board

EDITORIAL: A fox for the henhouse

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

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WSZOLEK: The brazen, unconstitutional nominees to the NLRB

By Fred Wszolek

‘Recess’ pair renominated to National Relations Labor Board

By Tim Devaney and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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EDITORIAL: Reckless appointment

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

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VERNUCCIO: No time for advice and consent

By F. Vincent Vernuccio - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, during the 71st General Assembly of the Union for Reform Judaism at National Harbor in Oxon Hill. (Associated Press)

Senate GOP likely to rebuff Obama’s labor board picks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times