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Who have not been in combat." the report says the latest numbers from the pentagon show a slight majority of troops who have committed suicide while on active duty were never assigned to afghanistan or iraq. the senates defense policy bill will soon go to a floor debate, where senator kirsten gillibrand will try to revive her measure to take military sexual assault cases out of the chain of command. the plan broke party ranks when it was voted down in committee last week 17-9. joining me now i...

Wearing was smashing, looked very good on you and thank you for pointing out your cnn bosses are the ones making you drive not safely. well done on that. >> thanks, chris. a showdown in the senate over sexual assaults in the military. carl levin plans to move a measure calling for military prosecutor, not commanders to decide which assault cases to try. levin will propose that senior officers review decisions by commanders who decline to pursue charges of sexual assault. authorities in south...

Armed services committee chairman carl ledgen plans to remove a major championed by gillibrand. it calls for military prosecutors, not commanders to decide which assault cases to try. levin said hell oppose said that senior officers who designed to pursue sexual assault cases. and opening statements get under way in the trial of confirmed mob boss james "whitey" bulger. he is charged with 19 murders, along with loan sharking, money laundering, shaking down book makers and drug dealers for prot...

Having looked at it as the extent of this problem. >> reporter: well the pentagon estimates that there were 26,000 sexual assaults last year alone. that is based on a survey, anonymous survey they put out. what is most disturbing, or as disturbing of that figure, half, more than half of those assault cases involved men sexually assaulting other men. here is sampling of recent cases. alleged prostitution ring run by a sergeant in charge of sexual abuse awareness training at fort hood, texas. secr...

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