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House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults

Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing legislation Wednesday that would strip commanding officers of their longstanding authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions in rape and assault cases. Lawmakers believe the revision will lead to a cultural shift and encourage victims to step forward.The legislation, which will be folded into a broader defense policy bill that the full House will consider in the coming weeks, also would impose harsher penalties on service members found guilty of sexual offenses by requiring that they be dismissed or dishonorably discharged.The moves by the House Armed Services military personnel subcommittee reflect outrage on Capitol Hill over the poor results military leaders have achieved in their efforts to combat sexual assault in the ranks.A Pentagon report released earlier this month estimated that up to 26,000 military membe...

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  5. House passes bill to end FAA furloughs, now goes to Obama to sign

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    Sen . Susan Collins (R-Maine) on why she is co-sponsoring a bill that will salvage the USPS.

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  1. Republicans slam IRS targeting of Tea Party as 'chilling,' a form of intimidation

    Washington Republicans on Sunday characterized the IRS targeting Tea Party groups and other conservative political organizations as "chilling" and intimidating acts ...

  2. IRS scrutiny went beyond Tea Party, targeting of conservative groups broader than thought

    An IRS campaign to apply additional scrutiny to conservative groups went beyond targeting "Tea Party" and "patriot" groups to include those focused on government spe...

  3. Lingering doubts - and perhaps a pattern - with Susan Rice

    Sen . Susan Collins on her meeting with the U.N. ambassador, why she's still troubled by the Benghazi attack and wants to revisit Rice's role in African embassy attacks

  4. GOP Defector

    Sen . Susan Collins , one of three Republicans to support stimulus plan, speaks to FOX News

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  7. Lawmakers ramp up demand for answers on Benghazi

    GOP senator challenges FBI head

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