As victims multiply, military laments ‘no silver bullet’ to sexual assault
Despite decades of promises, military leaders have repeatedly leaned on a single cliché to explain why they've failed survivors of sexual assault.Full story
Military under fire amid new allegations of abuse
President Barack Obama tasked Pentagon leaders to hold weekly meetings – at the cabinet level – to attack the problem of sexual assaults in the military as a top priority, not a side issue. Monica Medina, the former special assistant to the Secretary of Defense, discusses.
New legislation aims to fix the military sexual assault crisis
Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and BriGette McCoy, a former army specialist who testified about being raped and sexually harassed, share their thoughts on new legislation being introduced to rewrite military law on sexual assaults.
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Retraining officers not enough to stop military sexual assaults
Rep. Jackie Speier joins Thomas Roberts to talk about the second case in two weeks of a sexual assault prevention officer, this time in Fort Hood, Texas, facing allegations of sexual assault.
On Benghazi, don’t believe the GOP hype
Lehigh University’s Dr. James Peterson and Bloomberg View columnist Jonathan Alter preview the hay Republicans hope to make over the attacks on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi last year – despite never being able to find any evidence of a coverup.
Top Lines: Obama, Limbaugh, gunopalooza; Benghazi, Fox and Friends
How Obama plans to go after Rush Limbaugh; Jon Stewart starts gunopalooza; GOP gets into a lather over Benghazi; and Fox and Friends push back – a bit – on the typical conservative Benghazi talking points in today’s “Top Lines.”
Panetta: US, South Korea Must Be Prepared
Discussing just how concerned the world should be with the aggressive tenor coming out of North Korea, and whether the U.S. is doing enough to combat hackers, with Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense.
Barney Frank: Personal relations greatly exaggerated in DC
Fmr. Dem. Rep. Barney Frank joins Morning Joe to discuss why he thinks it may take another election cycle for the Tea Party to no longer be a major influence in the GOP, why good personal relations in D.C. don't necessarily get deals done and, of course, the budget battle.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel and British Defense Secretary Hammond hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron
British Defense Secretary Hammond and U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington
British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)
