Leo Shane III
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- Obama, Romney use veterans convention to hammer home their differences July 24, 2012
- Shinseki predicts significant VA advances in the next year July 24, 2012
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- Air Force chief of staff nominee: Deeper cuts at Europe bases needed July 19, 2012
- VA benefits process called 'unrealistic' for military sex assault victims July 18, 2012
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- Report: DOD, VA don't adequately track success rates of PTSD treatment July 18, 2012
- VA awards $100 million in homeless grants July 17, 2012
- Census bureau offers a new look at U.S. veterans July 16, 2012
- Army launches pilot to get civilian certifications for its engineers July 12, 2012
- Report: Troops open to increased pay now, health-care fees later July 12, 2012
- VA unveils new process to eliminate backlog; critics await results July 11, 2012
- Advocacy group demands congressional hearing on Lackland sex-assault scandal July 11, 2012
- Lawmakers push for new Stolen Valor Act July 10, 2012
- Victim advocates want radical overhaul in handling of military sex assaults December 29, 2011
- New veteran unemployment falls in June, hinting at positive trend July 6, 2012
- VA hopeful retraining program will hit 45,000 goal July 5, 2012
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- Military gay rights groups agree to merge, continue advocacy July 3, 2012
- Troops need to make arrangements now to vote in November June 29, 2012
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- GIBill.com shut down in settlement over defrauding veterans June 27, 2012
- A matter of degrees: VA finally opens doors to licensed counselors June 27, 2012
- In an effort to reach vets, VA turns to their families June 25, 2012
- Dueling editorials show difficulties with sequestration fix June 25, 2012
- VA hopes for an increase in remote conference appointments June 22, 2012
- Panetta: Suicide problem goes far beyond combat veterans June 22, 2012
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- New protections for troops with PCS moves June 21, 2012
- McKeon: Congress 'not mature enough' to stop sequestration June 21, 2012
- Retirement might unleash PTSD symptoms in Vietnam veterans June 20, 2012
- VA goes 'back to basics' on suicide prevention June 20, 2012
- Documentary looks at post-service challenges of female troops June 20, 2012
- Skeptics doubt VA's claim of breakthrough on claims backlog June 19, 2012
- House GOP calls for immediate answers to sequestration cuts June 19, 2012
- Poll: Civilians believe veterans are valuable, but lack education and suffer PTSD June 13, 2012
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- 'We all stood side by side' May 31, 2012
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- Hope for a sequestration compromise? June 13, 2012
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- Lawmakers scramble to stop vet pension scams June 8, 2012
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- VA figures show steep decline in number of homeless veterans May 30, 2012
- Poll: Veterans favor Romney by wide margin May 29, 2012
- 'Each loss needs to be remembered' May 24, 2012
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Leo Shane III
Leo Shane III has worked at Stars and Stripes since 2004, covering Capitol Hill and the White House. His beats include legislation affecting military policy and veterans issues. His work also includes overseas coverage of military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Chile and Ecuador.
In 2010, Shane was part of a team of reporters who received a Polk Award and a National Headliner Award for stories that revealed the military's practice of profiling journalists in Afghanistan in an attempt to steer coverage of the war.
Prior to his work at Stars and Stripes, Shane covered state and local politics for newspapers in Ohio, Illinois and Philadelphia. He is a 1998 graduate of the University of Delaware.
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