Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. CN- US Veteran Affairs Secretary Steps Down Amid Growing Scandal U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki stepped down Friday morning. Calls for his ouster had been growing, following revelations that about 1,700 veterans were denied medical care and kept off official waiting lists. Still, VOA's Jeff Seldin reports from the Pentagon that the furor has not eroded respect for the former four-star general __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1926609.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/1926609.html