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January 12, 2017

Trump Taps Nonveteran to Head Veterans Administration
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Donald Trump has tapped physician David Shulkin to lead the Department
of Veterans Affairs. Shulkin is currently serving in the Obama
administration as VA undersecretary. If confirmed, Shulkin will be the
first head of the Department of Veterans Affairs to have never served in
the military.


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