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Sexual assault in the military: Gillibrand calls for more empathy from Congress

by Cat Zakrzewski | Feb 26, 2014 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand admonished a Defense Department official Wednesday for characterizing the increase in reports of military sexual assault as an improvement. She called the volume of reports “a significant failure.” “Please do not say we are...

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