Senator: VA lying about number of veteran suicides

mcclatchydc.com — The Veterans Administration has lied about the number of veterans who've attempted suicide, a senator charged Wednesday, citing internal e-mails that put the number at 12,000 a year when the department was publicly saying it was fewer than 800. "The suicide rate is a red-alarm bell to all of us," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. Apr 27, 2008 View in Crawl 4