MOLLY BECK, MATTHEW DeFOUR and MARK SOMMERHAUSER
Wisconsin State Journal
A conservative advocacy group is standing by its claim that former Sen. Russ Feingold was warned of problems at the Tomah VA Medical Center and failed to respond, which Feingold — and the author of a memo central to the claim — are disputing.
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