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Whistleblower Kristen Ruell will claim that employees at the VA were instructed to change the dates of when veterans initially applied for disability benefits.

In testimony before Congress, whistleblower Kristen Ruell will claim that employees at the VA regional office in Philadelphia were instructed to change the dates of when veterans initially applied for disability benefits. The charges of falsifying dates is nothing new for the VA, as health care wait times for veterans have already proven to be doctored. Wyatt Andrews reports.

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President Obama announced the resignation of Veteran's Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. Bipartisan calls for Shinseki's ouster had intensified over the past week amid investigations into mismanagement at VA health care facilities

President Obama announced the resignation of Veteran's Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. Bipartisan calls for Shinseki's ouster had intensified over the past week amid investigations into mismanagement at VA health care facilities. Margaret Brennan and Major Garrett report.

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President Obama vowed to confront the multitude of problems within the V.A. health care system. The president has appointed White House deputy chief of staff Rob Nabors to oversee the investigation

President Obama vowed to confront the multitude of problems within the V.A. health care system. The president has appointed White House deputy chief of staff Rob Nabors to oversee the investigation. While Obama promised changes, he stopped short of ousting VA Secretary Eric Shinseki. Charlie Rose and Norah O'Donnell report.

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President Barack Obama met with Pope Francis for nearly an hour at the Vatican, where their conversation focused on the global responsibility to care for the poor, as well as immigration reform

President Barack Obama met with Pope Francis for nearly an hour at the Vatican, where their conversation focused on the global responsibility to care for the poor, as well as immigration reform. The two leaders did not, however, discuss Obamacare's requirement that employee-sponsored health care plans cover contraception. Scott Pelley reports from Rome.

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