The Pentagon‘s annual sexual-assault survey released Tuesday showed a remarkable 39% jump from 2010 to 2012 among active-duty women in uniform alleging they had been sexually assaulted.
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Benghazi Again
The Republicans, apparently with nothing better to do, are still chasing their tails over the tragic events in Benghazi on September 11.
Morning Must Reads: May 8
In the news: hospital costs, Mark Sanford, Syria, a budget deal, China, internet sales tax, and Obama’s marijuana problem
Mark Sanford’s Comeback Win in South Carolina, a Time to Forgive
Exceeding all expectations, the former governor and Appalachian-trail hiker regained his old Congressional seat, whipping Elizabeth Colbert Busch by nine points.
An End to Medical-Billing Secrecy?
In wake of TIME’s “Bitter Pill” special report, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reveals hospitals’ price lists and Medicare repayment rates for 100 inpatient procedures
Gov. Chris Christie’s Weight Loss Surgery Demystified
Planely Not Taking Sexual Assaults Seriously…Enough
Air Force’s top sexual-assault fighter was arrested for sexual assault
“We find out somebody's engaging in this stuff, they've got to be held accountable; prosecuted, stripped out of their positions, court martialed, fired, dishonorably discharged. Period. It's not acceptable.”
— President Barack Obama discussing a 35 percent increase in military sexual assaults in a press conference with South Korean Prime Minister Park Geun-hye on Tuesday.
Syria’s Lurking Terror: A History of Sarin Gas
Just a small drop of the nerve agent, which turns quickly from liquid into gas, can be deadly
The Queen’s Era Is Drawing to an End as Prince Charles Assumes New Royal Duties
For the first time, the Queen will be accompanied to the annual State Opening of Parliament not only by her doughty husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, but by their son—and her heir—the Prince of Wales
Benghazi Revisited
Fireworks are in place and set to explode Wednesday on Capitol Hill over whether the U.S. military could have done more to save the four trapped U.S. diplomats who died in Benghazi last September 11.
Jack Lew’s Signature Gets A Reboot, Mystery Third Signature To Appear On Currency
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s slinky signature has been replaced by a slightly more intelligible version.
“I believe that before it’s all over, this president will not fill out his full term.”
— Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, predicting Barack Obama will be ousted because of the Benghazi embassy attack, which Huckabee called a bigger scandal than Watergate.