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Brown supports women in combat

US senator asks greater opportunities for female troops

By Bryan Bender
Globe Staff / February 23, 2012
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Breaking with several leaders in his party, Republican Senator Scott Brown yesterday urged Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to allow women to serve in combat, saying the nation has an “obligation’’ to provide greater opportunities for female troops who have sacrificed like their male counterparts in Iraq and Afghanistan

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