Miami President Donna Shalala said she was "frustrated, disappointed and concerned" that the NCAA may have compromised the investigation.

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"She actually started the women's network in this town, " says Donna Shalala, the current Department of Health and Human Services secretary.

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"He's your dream candidate for president of the United States, " Shalala said.

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But there is no doubt in my mind that the resignation or firing of President Shalala will soften the blow of NCAA sanctions at least some.

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And for those who have already served, we need to fix the VA system and implement many of the recommendations of the Dole-Shalala Commission and the Veteran's Disability Benefits Commission report.

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The panel, which has a March 30, 1998 deadline for making its final recommendations, will be co-chaired by Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala and the secretary of labor.

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Daschle told reporters he will meet with Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala and domestic policy advisor Bruce Reed this week on the proposed settlement with the tobacco industry.

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"Gone will be the days of injured soldiers telling the same information to doctors over and over again, " said Shalala, who said the proposals seek to provide more customized, personalized care to injured Iraq war veterans.

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He has appointed a bipartisan commission to investigate the military health-care system, to be headed by Bob Dole, a former Republican presidential nominee and veteran of the second world war, and Donna Shalala, who was health secretary under Bill Clinton.

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