WASHINGTON (AP) — Today, President Barack Obama plans to nominate his choice to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Robert McDonald is a former executive with Procter & Gamble, is a West Point grad and served as a captain in the Army.

If confirmed by the Senate, McDonald would lead a troubled agency gripped by reports of treatment delays and cover-ups.

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