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>> shepard: this is studio b. it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. north korea's rockets put on high alert and ready to strike. a word from the country's state-run media in an increasingly nasty war of words. the experts believe that's probably just bluster, they say the country is years away from attacking the united states. still they say they put the military on top combat position. and the state-run media put out new pictures of kim jong-un looking at things just like his dad. they show him inspecting an army unit and musical instruments the troops made, all of this c...

>> what about that? as i said, there are men who cannot qualify. that has never been a point. mostly because it is how it was related to how the american ment uses the draft. every man that was drafted was drafted for a combat position and there were other positions that became available. but there was never a discussion about are all men qualified for combat now there is a discussion about whether women are qualified for combat positions. but in 2003 there was no discussion about deploying women to iraq for this combat situation about whether they would be physically capable

A -- i support this decision and i think that woman are are fully qualified to carry out that mission but i want to see the same physical standards and requirements. >> what about that? as i said, there are men who cannot qualify. that has never been a point. mostly because it is how it was related to how the american ment uses the draft. every man that was drafted was drafted for a combat position and there were other positions that became available. but there was never a discussion about are all men qualified for combat now there is a discussion about whether women are kal

For certain assignments that women can do based on physical ability? >> well, i think there are physical limits for everyone in a combat position. i don't think that's particularly different. >> if i can interrupt you, it is. there's a reason why there are no women in the nfl. there's a reason why there are no women in major league baseball. there's a reason why there are no women in, you know, most male-centered professional sports. there is a difference physically between men and women. can we still say that in 2013? >> yes. >> you can't assume that every man is ready and capable. you may be...

Two guns used in the operation were found at the scene of the 2010 fatal shooting of border patrol asht brian perry. bob dole is expected to be released from the hospital today. he was admitted to walter reed medical center yesterday for what is being described as a routine procedure. the 1996 republican presidential nominee and the 1996 republican vice presidential nominee has been hospitalized multiple times in recent years including for a leg infection in 2009. fighting for rights for u.s. servicewomen to end the ban on women serving in direct combat position. there are no clear front l...