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Panetta Makes Formal Announcement To Allow Women To Take Combat Roles

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Max Schwartz
Executive Producer

Secretary Panetta made it official that women would be able to enter combat, officially.

Women No Longer Banned From Combat

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

President Obama remarked on the decision to lift the ban, emphasizing its role as a step toward greater equality.

Afghanistan Attack Puts U.S. Troop Deaths At 2,000

Comments (0) | Afghanistan, Combat, insurgents, Nation and World, U.S. soldiers

Jackie Mansky
Executive Producer

It is believed that the attack, which started Sunday was started by insurgents.

The Pretenders: Grown-Up LARPers Redefine Playtime

Comments (1) | Arts+Culture, Combat, LARP, Los Angeles, role-playing

Aaron Schrank
Staff Reporter

Meet a married couple who sees live-action role-play not as a game, but as an art form.

US Involvement In Iraq Uncompromising, Eight Years In

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Doubts pervade as to whether Iraqi Security Forces can hold their own. (Creative Commons)

Aaron Liu
Staff Reporter

The 2011 withdrawal date remains in question.

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