Written with David Lerman With word that the Pentagon is lifting a ban on women serving in direct combat roles, women who have served in the military — including some who have come home with Purple Hearts — are hailing...
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U.S. medics from Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion 82nd Aviation, General Supprot Aviation Battalion, tend to two Afghan women on a Blackhawk UH-60 helicopter as they fly to Bagram Air Field, from Parwan province, Afghanistan.
Women in Combat: Reality Catches Up
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Rep. Joe Walsh, right, with Rep. Scott Rigell during a news conference to announce the formation of the 'Fix Congress Now Caucus' on Capitol Hill.
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A super-political action committee that was active in a U.S. Senate race in Missouri now is working to re-elect a vulnerable Republican congressman in Illinois. Now or Never PAC is spending at least $810,150 on media advertising to aid Joe...
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