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...juror counseling, and what she found was not much comfort. Jury counseling, or debriefing as it is sometimes called, has been used in several high-profile cases including the trial of Jeffrey Dahmer and the Oklahoma City bombing case, according to the National Center for State Courts in Arlington, Va. But there is no institutionalized system at either the state or federal court level and only one formal, funded debriefing program in the country - Seattle, Washington's King County court system, which has an ongoing contract with a local mental health center...
...Americans are outraged at the conditions and the practices at Walter Reed and many of the VA hospitals nationwide. What policies would you establish to ensure that our wounded veterans receive the best medical and rehabilitation services through the Veterans Administration for the balance of their lifetimes? -William G. Eustis from East Greenwich...
...mold and decrepitude at Walter Reed are likely to be only the beginning of the tragedy, the latest example of incompetence in this Administration. "This is yet another aspect of war planning that wasn't done properly," says Paul Rieckhoff of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. "The entire VA hospital system is unprepared for the casualties of Iraq, especially the psychiatric casualties. A lot of vets are saying, 'This is our Katrina moment.' And they're right: this Administration governs badly because it doesn't care very much about governing...
April Woods, ROANOKE, VA...
...year-old daughter says she wants to be an actress. What advice would you give her? Linda Richardson SPRINGFIELD, VA...