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...that Gulf War veterans are nearly twice as likely to develop Lou Gehrig's disease as other military personnel. The numbers are tiny--only 40 to 80 Gulf War veterans have the fatal disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS--but the preliminary study (released by Anthony Principi, the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs) has a much broader significance. It's the first federal study to suggest that Gulf War service is linked with brain disease. A researcher who saw vindication in the report is Texas epidemiologist Dr. Robert Haley; he has been studying Gulf War veterans...
Haley credits Principi with showing "courage and compassion" in releasing the report and "separating himself from a 10-year effort to stonewall." Haley estimates that 20,000 to 100,000 vets show brain damage linked to their Gulf War service, and he says, "The VA and Defense, which have not come to grips with this, will now have to examine the Gulf War syndrome." Responds VA spokesman Jim Benson: "I don't think either the DOD or the VA is in denial about the health of the veterans. Hopefully, this is the kind of result that will help focus...
...BLUE] Anthony Principi SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS A Vietnam vet and acting VA Secretary in the first Bush Administration, Principi wants to strengthen veterans' benefits...
...treasury secretary. Ditto Ann Veneman for Agriculture, Mel Martinez for HUD, and Norm Mineta at Transportation. Donald Rumsfeld, the nominee for defense secretary, probably won't face any real challenge - after all, he's done the job before - and confirmation for Spencer Abraham (Energy), Rod Paige (Education) and Anthony Principi (Veterans Affairs) is likely to be quick and clean...
...Anthony J. Principi, Bush's pick for secretary of veterans affairs, isn't quite doing it all over again, but he was a deputy in the same department under Bush's father. Decorated Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, counsel to the Senate Veteran's Affairs Committee, California communications businessman, Principi is in charge of keeping 23 million veterans feeling like their country appreciates them...