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Would-Be Female Sub Pioneer Wonders: What If?
By Adam Weinstein - AOL News(Feb. 26) -- When Rebecca Sigmon hears people say that female sailors aren't fit to serve on submarines, she wonders what more she could have done to prove them wrong. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., she got a master's degree from Johns Hopkins and a doctorate in astrophysics from Oxford, completing both in just two years. Then she went to work on the atomic reactors of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, one of the largest warships in human history. It was all a prelude, she figured, to manning a nuclear sub. Having heard the objections to women serving ...
Time to Put a Fork in 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyThis weekend, in an address to the Human Rights Campaign, President Obama affirmed his campaign promise of overturning the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military, promising, "I will end 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'" One thing, though, was still missing: a date. "Progress may be taking longer than you'd like," the president said, in a nod to those who hoped that he would use Saturday's speech to start setting a timetable. "Do not doubt the destination we are heading." But, without a deadline or even a loose time line, the promises echo those of Bill Clinton, who also vowed to ...
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