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U.S. Top News: U.S. to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs

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01/24/2013

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U.S. to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will formally end its ban on women serving in front-line combat roles, officials said on Wednesday, in a move that could open thousands of fighting jobs to female service members for the first time.

Connecticut commission to meet on school safety after Newtown massacre

HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - An advisory commission tasked by Connecticut with finding ways to improve the safety of schools and the public is due to hold its first meeting on Thursday, following through on promises made after the school shooting that left 20 children and six adults dead.

Entrepreneurs plan D.C. road trip to talk up immigration reform

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco-based entrepreneur Garrett Johnson is usually too busy with his messaging start-up for much travel, but one issue has inspired him to cross the country: immigration reform.

Ending U.S. combat ban will even career playing field, servicewomen say

(Reuters) - A Pentagon decision to lift a ban on women in front-line combat roles will remove an obstacle that stymied women's careers but had little meaning on modern battlefields with no clear front lines, U.S. military women said on Wednesday.

Clinton forcefully defends handling of Benghazi attack

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday forcefully defended her handling of the September 11 attack on the U.S. mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi and denied any effort to mislead the American people.

Former L.A. teacher accused of sexually assaulting 20 children

(Reuters) - A former Los Angeles-area elementary school teacher was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of sexually assaulting 20 children and one adult, police said.

Union membership falls to lowest percentage in 76 years

(Reuters) - The percentage of workers belonging to unions tumbled to 11.3 percent in 2012, the lowest percentage in 76 years, led by dramatic declines in states where lawmakers have put organized labor in the political crosshairs, government figures showed on Wednesday.

California city enlists controversial lawman to cut rising crime

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The city of Oakland hired a prominent national lawman credited with overhauling troubled police departments and helping curb street crime in New York, Los Angeles and Boston to design a plan to quell violence in California's most crime-ridden city.

Second person sought by police in Texas campus shooting

(Reuters) - Police were seeking a second person on Wednesday in connection with a shooting on a community college campus near Houston that left three people wounded.

Lance Armstrong sued for fraud over book fabrications

(Reuters) - Two California men have sued Lance Armstrong and his book publishers for fraud and false advertising, claiming that the cyclist's best-selling memoirs, billed as non-fiction, were revealed to be filled with lies after he confessed last week to systematic doping.