Senators act to protect women in war zone from sexual assault

 

Nelson listens as a witness tells of being assaulted in Iraq.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A key U.S. Senate committee has responded to public outcry over the lack of prosecution in more than two dozen alleged rapes of female contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved language in a broad defense operations and spending plan that would require contractors in war zones to report such crimes and provide assistance for victims of sexual assault. 
 Nelson listens as a witness  tells of being assaulted in Iraq.
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Photo of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (middle) with national park officials, Skip Snow and Alex Wolf holding a python.

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National park officials give U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, middle, an up-close look at their  efforts to rid the Everglades of deadly pythons that have infested the park and are  killing native and endangered wildlife.

 

 

Senator warns of Chinese espionage

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In testimony before a congressional advisory panel, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson warned that a series of recent spy cases in the U.S. underscores the need for government targeting of an "adept and determined" espionage effort by the Chinese.
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Senate passes kids and cars safety bill

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate passed legislation intended to curb the increasing number of children dying in freak back-over car accidents. Because it already has been passed by the House, it goes straight to the president who is expected to sign it into law.
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Newspaper: U.S. women reporting rapes in Iraq remain in limbo

 

The U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Command has reported that it investigated 124 cases of sexual assault in Iraq over the past three years. Those figures, provided to Senator Bill Nelson, the Florida Democrat who has taken the lead in the Senate on the issue, include cases involving both contractors and military personnel but do not include cases involving contractors or soldiers investigated by other branches of the military.
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CNN, FOX: Nelson predicts "train wreck" if Florida delegates aren't seated

 

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