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      <title>Trump&apos;s Whistleblower Protection Office Didn&apos;t Shield Sources, Inspector General Says</title>
      <description>According to the report, the office failed to push out poorly performing senior officials, did not conduct accurate or unbiased investigations and may not have protected identities of whistleblowers.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 17:10:46 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Second Death At West Virginia VA Hospital Ruled As Homicide</title>
      <description>An attorney for the family of a victim says the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Veteran Affairs is investigating up to 10 insulin injection-related deaths.</description>
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      <dc:creator>Vanessa Romo</dc:creator>
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