White House defends Obama's pick to lead veterans affairs

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White House defends Obama's pick to lead veterans affairs

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-defends-obamas-pick-lead-veterans-affairs-221823588.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lBkk3ugvoGXU8efQ1u5IMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-30T221823Z_1_LYNXMPEA5T0ZZ_RTROPTP_2_USA-OBAMA-VETERANS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama nominates McDonald to head the Veterans Administration in Washington" align="left" title="Obama nominates McDonald to head the Veterans Administration in Washington" border="0" /></a>By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Monday defended President Barack Obama's choice to lead the troubled Veterans Administration, stressing that the nominee is a seasoned manager and dismissing concerns that he may lack a understanding of issues facing recent war veterans. Obama announced at the Veterans Administration building that he is nominating Bob McDonald, a former chief executive of Procter &amp; Gamble, to be the next secretary of veterans affairs. Obama called McDonald &quot;one of our nation's most accomplished business leaders and managers.&quot; &quot;We've got to regain the trust of our veterans with a VA that is more effective, more efficient and that truly puts veterans first. McDonald, 61, would succeed Eric Shinseki, who resigned amid a scandal over widespread delays in getting healthcare to veterans.</p><br clear="all"/>

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