| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | VA chief's Disney remark draws ire | | Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald downplayed Monday the time it takes for veterans to receive medical treatment by comparing the "experience" of waiting for health care to Disneyland guests waiting for a ride.
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| Taliban leader killed: What's next? | | | The White House, finally confirming the death of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, announced Monday the Taliban "should seize the opportunity to pursue the only real path for ending this long conflict -- joining the Afghan government in a reconciliation process that leads to lasting peace and stability." |
| No easy wins in Falluja | | Iraqi forces are "approaching a moment of great victory," Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared Sunday night on television, flanked by senior military and police commanders. The long-anticipated offensive to drive ISIS out of the city of Falluja has begun.
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