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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez of California, and U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas, participate in a press briefing at the House of Representatives in Washington D.C., April 16, 2012. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed members of the Congressional Women’s Caucus about new measures to combat sexual assault in the military.

PRESS BRIEFING

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left, U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez of California, and U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes of Texas, participate in a press briefing at the House of Representatives in Washington D.C., April 16, 2012. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed members of the Congressional Women’s Caucus about new measures to combat sexual assault in the military.

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