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The Senate came within five votes of passing a major change to the military’s command structure. It would have stripped commanders of authority over sexual assault cases and put everything in the hands of seasoned military trial lawyers

The Senate came within five votes of passing a major change to the military’s command structure. An amendment by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., would have stripped commanders of authority over sexual assault cases and put everything in the hands of seasoned military trial lawyers. Nancy Cordes reports.

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