Pentagon opens combat roles to women
from AP Top Political News At 5:39 a.m. EST by By LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war....
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