know better sleep with sleep number. and now some fresh picking from the political grapevine. veterans affairs backlog is seen as a political scandal but for some families affected it s a very personal one. suzanne chase received a letter from a va hospital two weeks ago saying an appointment could
but then you grow up and there s no going back. but it s okay, it s just a new kind of adventure. and really, who wants to look backwards when you can look forward? from fresh pickings from the political grapevine. sometimes $20 million don t get you any respect. the koch brothers have donated that money to the united knee grow college fund. they are criticizing the fund for taking the money. ivy league professors said the money can do good, accepting it
from pick being from the political grapevine. about 400 illegal immigrants have been released on to the streets of tucson, arizona by immigration officials on the promise that they will check back in voluntarily for their next court date and possible deportation. the federal government flew the group from texas, where detention facilities are said to be overflowing. many people as you can imagine are skeptical that working on the honor system is going to work out. essentially they have gotten successfully into the country and it s unlikely that they are going to leave. earlier this week, president obama told advisers to delay making changes to deportation policy until the end of the summer so congress can consider immigration legislation. it s also close to the mid term elections. congress, being in session, is nothing new.
some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. one government agency has decided to end performance reviews, retroactively pay low performers the same as top ones and stick you with the bill. the pay for performance program at the consumer financial protection bureau which is charged with enforcing anti discrimination laws in the financial sector was found to be discriminatory and has been ended. the agency in agreement with the federal workers union has promised to back pay the majority of middle and lower-level employees as if they aced their performance reviews in order to bester foster the culture of diversity and inclusion we aspire to. the wall street journal says the decision will cost taxpayers around $5.5 million. one critic calls the move a
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