Behind The Mic With Joe Mathieu: Obama #39;s Handling Of Scandals
WBZ NewsRadio 1030 #39;s Joe Mathieu looks at how President Obama has handled some recent internal scandals. Read more recent News stories: http://cbsboston.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE CBS BOSTON...
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Ron Fournier: Obama #39;s VA Presser #39;Pathetic #39;
Ron Fournier: Obama #39;s VA Presser #39;Pathetic #39; May 22, 2014 http://www.FreeBeacon.com.
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(CNN) -- President Barack Obama promised accountability, but he made clear Wednesday he won't fire Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki -- yet -- over excessive and sometimes deadly waiting times faced by veterans seeking government health care.
The controversy has mushroomed since CNN first reported the problem last November in a detailed investigation examining several VA hospitals.
Hospital delays are killing war veterans
After meeting with Shinseki at the White House, Obama held a hastily arranged news conference in which he said he needed more time to review what was going on.
"If these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful, and I will not tolerate it, period," the President said in his first public comments in weeks on the issue.
However, he made clear his main target for now was anyone who actually carried out improper practices at VA, rather than the retired Army general at the top.
"Anybody found to have manipulated or falsified records at VA facilities has to be held accountable," Obama said.
Emotional issue
The VA problems touch on an emotional topic -- caring for America's military veterans, many of whom served in war -- and the revelations of scheduling tricks and secret lists to hide months-long waits for care prompted criticism of Shinseki and the VA on both sides of the aisle.
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Obama: 'I will not stand for it'
Promoting travel to the U.S. as a job creator, President Barack Obama is planning new steps to make it easier for people from other countries to visit the 50 states and spend money at their hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions and other businesses.
Obama planned to discuss the economic benefits of tourism to the U.S. and the latest steps he is taking to boost it at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, on Thursday.
Obama acted two years ago to speed the processing of tourist visas for visitors from China and Brazil, steps that have dramatically reduced the length of time people from those populous countries have to wait for approval to travel to the U.S., said administration officials who previewed the president's trip for reporters.
On Thursday he will tackle the flip side of the problem: long waits for processing at U.S. airports and other ports of entry once tourists arrive.
Obama was giving his secretaries of homeland security and commerce four months to come up with a plan to streamline the entry process and reduce wait times. He also wants them to work with the 15 largest U.S. airports, following steps taken by Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago international airports to cut wait times.
"Believe it or not, tourism is an export," Obama said last week. "And if we make it easier for more foreign visitors to visit and spend money at America's attractions and unparalleled national parks, that helps local businesses and grows the economy for everyone."
Before departing for upstate New York, Obama scheduled a White House meeting with travel and tourism industry CEOs and senior executives.
A White House report released Thursday said the number of international visitors has grown from 55 million in 2009 to a record 70 million in 2013, a level of growth that has supported about 175,000 jobs over the past five years. Two years ago, Obama set a goal of welcoming 100 million international visitors a year by the end of 2021.
The State Department issued 9.2 million visas last year, up 42 percent since 2010, the report said.
Visa waiting periods in Brazil and China have dropped from as much as 100 days to less than five on average, the report said.
TAVIS SMILEY | Sen. Rand Paul | May 21, 2014
In this clip, Sen. Paul explains why he believes American jurisprudence dictates that the U.S. citizens deemed traitors and killed overseas by drone strikes should have been afforded a trial....
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TAVIS SMILEY | Sen. Rand Paul | May 21, 2014 - Video