New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose health officials held an Ebola-free nurse from Maine in quarantine against her will after she arrived from Africa on Friday, told media at a campaign stop in Florida that "when she has time to reflect, she'll understand" why she was deprived of her freedom in the Garden State.

A former Gitmo military policewoman who headed into her local VA clinic earlier this month for a regular appointment to cope with her PTSD learned that her and other vets' sessions been canceled, because the staff was attending an inspirational speech for Mental Illness Awareness Week.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), a veteran and a first-term member of the House, bailed on a hearing about the veterans health care crisis to hang on the beach with Yahoo! News and finish a photo-intensive puff piece that focused on her surfing prowess.