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JANUARY 26, 2008

McCain: Veterans need better health care

At town hall meetings in Fort Myers and Sun City Center on Saturday, John McCain said the system of providing health care to veterans is broken. McCain said it's wrong that veterans sometimes have to drive an hour to find an appropriate health care provider and then "stand in line to get in line and make an appointment to get an appointment." He said if elected president, he would issue a card to veterans that would give them access to the doctor of their choice for basic health care. McCain will host a town hall meeting Sunday at 11:45 a.m. at Fantasy of Flight, 1400 Broadway Blvd. SE, in Polk City.

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