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Military injustice
The recent study estimating that there may have been 26,000 cases of sexual assault in the military last year stirred a lot of tough talk from the Pentagon and the White House over the past 24 hours. But the question is whether that outrage will translate...
Tags: United States Naval Academy, Crime, Law and Justice, Courts-Martial, Armed Forces, U.S. Congress
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Perez vote delayed as confirmation fight intensifies
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee vote on Labor Secretary nominee Tom Perez was postponed hours before it was set to take place Wednesday, highlighting what appears to be a growing partisan fight over the confirmation of the former Maryland official. ...
Tags: Democratic Party, U.S. Department of Justice, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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Ohioan is center of sexual abuse investigation
The Dayton Daily NewsThe Air Force has removed a Fairfield, Ohio, native who led the service branch's sexual assault and prevention and response unit after he was charged with groping a woman in a parking lot Sunday morning in Arlington, Va. Lt. Col. Jeffrey R. Krusinski,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Armed Forces, Tampa, Washington, DC, Prosecution
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McCaskill blocks promotion amid furor over military sexual assaults
St. Louis Post-DispatchSen. Claire McCaskill stepped up her drive to curb sexual assaults in the military on Tuesday, a day in which the Pentagon admitted to a worsening problem and President Barack Obama threatened attackers with dishonorable discharge. The Missouri senator'...Tags: U.S. Congress, Prosecution, Assault, Claire McCaskill, U.S. Military
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Pentagon reports sharp rise in sex assaults in military
The Pentagon estimated Tuesday that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted last year, 36 percent more than a year earlier, in a trend so severe that senior officials warned it could threaten recruiting and retention of military personnel....
Tags: United States Naval Academy, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Crime, Law and Justice, Courts-Martial, Armed Forces
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U.S. lawmakers voice outrage at latest Air Force sex scandal
Reuters* Air Force leaders say they were appalled by case * Head of anti-sex assault office arrested for sexual assault * Military sex assault reports rose nearly 200 to 3,374 in 2012 By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers voiced...Tags: Courts-Martial, Armed Forces, U.S. Congress, Assault, Claire McCaskill
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RPT-U.S. lawmakers voice outrage at latest Air Force sex scandal
Reuters(Repeats for wider subscribers) * Air Force leaders say they were appalled by case * Head of anti-sex assault office arrested for sexual assault * Military sex assault reports rose nearly 200 to 3,374 in 2012 By David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 7...Tags: Courts-Martial, Armed Forces, U.S. Congress, Assault, Claire McCaskill
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Pentagon report shows big jump in sex crimes in military
Reuters* Estimated number of sexual crimes jumped 38 percent to 26,000 * Defense chief expresses outrage over weekend groping incident * Obama urges military to 'step up our game' over the issue (Adds Pentagon release of sexual assault report, Hagel and Obama...Tags: Medical Research, Crime, Law and Justice, Courts-Martial, Armed Forces, Prosecution
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Navy reducing flight hours due to budget cuts
— Budget cuts will force the Navy to scale back flying hours for some of its East Coast-based pilots, sacrificing a degree of readiness in order to save money. Naval Air Force Atlantic will "probably" reduce flying hours for pilots in two...
Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Human Mishaps, Unemployment, Government Debt, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Air Force sex-assault chief arrested on sexual battery charges
This post has been updated, as indicated below.The man leading a U.S. Air Force program responsible for preventing sexual assault has been arrested on suspicion of drunkenly groping a woman in an Arlington, Va., parking lot, officials said Monday. Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski, 41 -- shown with several...Tags: Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Sex Crimes, Sexual Assault, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Department of Defense
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Obama's red line on Syria gets squiggly
The hawks are squawking. Congressional conservatives and the right-wing media are blasting President Barack Obama for going soft on the Syrians. The president insists there is a "game-changing" red line the Syrian government will have crossed if it is...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Entertainment Events, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Lindsey O. Graham, George W. Bush
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Pentagon: Expect decision on furloughs 'soon'
At one time, the Defense Department expected to furlough its civilian employees 22 days. Now the estimate is 14. When will the news be official? Soon. That was the word Wednesday from Pentagon press secretary George Little during a briefing with...
Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Defense, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace
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