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Senate Blocks Sex Assault Reform

(NBC News) Efforts by Congress to stop the growing number of military sexual assaults faces an uncertain future.Senators have already rejected one plan which would take commanders out of the equation when it comes to which cases get tried in military court.Instead they're pushing forward with other Full story

What we’re reading: Thursday, June 14, 2013

The New York Times editorial board finds Michigan Senator Carl Levin's decision to table a proposal by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to take the prosecutions of alleged sexual assault victims outside of the military chain-of-command distressing. Full story

Senate panel bolsters effort to deal with military sex assault

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Armed Services Committee endorsed several steps to improve prosecution of military sexual assault on Wednesday during a rare open debate of its annual defense policy bill, but it killed a controversial proposal opposed by Pentagon leaders. Full story

Setback for sexual assault victims in the military

   The Cycle hosts and NBC's Kelly O'Donnell discuss the Senate's Armed Services Committee dropping an amendment that would require sexual assault accusations within the military to be addressed outside the chain of command.

Bashir: Gillibrand’s review for military sexual assault defeated – by fellow Democrat

   Martin Bashir reports how one Democratic senator, Carl Levin of Michigan, thwarted another – Kirsten Gillibrand – in her quest to force an independent review of sexual assault in the military.

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  Setback in the fight against military sexual assault

Author and Radio Host Kurt Andersen, Nation Edior Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Washington Post columnist Jonathon Capehart, and The Huffington Post's Ryan Grim discuss the Senate’s move against a bill that would take military sexual assault cases outside the chain of command.

  Gillibrand seeks to overhaul military justice system

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., explains why she wants the government to take  sexual assault prosecutions entirely out of the hands of the commanders in the military.

  Military brass rejects outside accountability on sexual assaults

Today the women of the Senate Armed Services Committee grilled military leaders about sexual assault in the military. Chris Hayes talks about the hearing with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Anu Bhagwati, and Goldie Taylor.

  As sexual assaults increase, the military enters the spotlight

NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., explain how the Pentagon plans to crack down on sexual assaults in the armed forces.

  ‘The fight against sexual assault in the military has just begun’

NBC’s Maria Shriver spoke with three lawmakers who’ve worked on the issue of sexual assaults in the military for years. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Jackie Speier want to reform military law and send a message that these cases will be taken seriously and prosecuted severely.

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand speaks at a hearing on military sexual assault reform on Wednesday.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at a Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at a Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, (D-NY) speaks about pending legislation regarding sexual assaults in the military at a Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. asks a question of a witness on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2013, during the committee's hearing on pending legislation regarding sexual assaults in the military .