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Arlington Heights years 'shaped' VA chief nominee | |
July 07, 2014 Robert McDonald, the man nominated by President Obama to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, grew up in a staunch Republican family in Arlington Heights, where he was a Boy Scout, star athlete and top student, and even wrote prep sports stories for the Daily Herald's former competitor, the Arlington Day newspaper. "He'll focus on what is best for the veterans," said his father, Ray. Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140707/news/140709089/ |