same shit, different policy failure:
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Earlier, the White House had announced that President Bush would appoint a bipartisan panel to examine the medical treatment provided to wounded service members...
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we all know the drill by now:
1)Long-festering, mismanaged policy bomb blows up in the Administration's face
2)Bush appoints bi-partisan blue-ribbon commission to spread blame and appease critics
3)Commission studies problem for months and makes recommendations
4)Interest groups, political factions, and constituents adversely affected by recommendations work to torpedo same
5)Reform is quietly shelved after story fades from headlines