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When did Tammy Duckworth enter government service ?
On November 21, 2006, several weeks after losing her first congressional campaign, Duckworth was appointed Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs.
Was she a defendant in any lawsuits?
In 2009, two Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs employees at the Anna Veteran's Home in Union County filed a lawsuit against Duckworth.

Question: Why did they file the suit against her?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did two Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs employees file the suit against Tammy Duckworth?