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Christian Science Monitor: Women lawmakers push for change in US military

The CSM reports:

In the latest in a string of sexual assault cases in the military, US Naval Academy football players are accused of assaulting a female midshipman. More such victims are publicly telling their stories, and in Congress, women are leading the way to prevent such attacks.

Sen. Barbara Boxer joins former U.S. Marine and survivor of military sexual assault Stacey Thompson at a news conference at the California Women’s Law Center in Los Angeles on Friday.

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