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Navy nominee seeks to clarify remark

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Jo Ann RooneyNavy nominee seeks to clarify remark

The woman nominated to be the No. 2 civilian in the Navy is seeking to  clarify a statement she made on sexual assault in the military that sparked  outrage among victim advocacy groups.

Jo Ann Rooney, tapped by President Barack Obama to be the next undersecretary  of the Navy, says she never meant to suggest military commanders shouldn’t weigh  the evidence when deciding whether to prosecute allegations of sexual  assault.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/jo-ann-rooney-navy-nominee-remark-98504.html

Navy nominee stirs sexual-assault controversy

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Jo Ann RooneyNavy nominee stirs sexual-assault controversy

Jo Ann Rooney, selected by President Barack Obama to be the next undersecretary  of the Navy, toed the Pentagon line Thursday in voicing deep skepticism about a  proposal by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to remove the chain of command from  decisions to prosecute allegations of sexual assault and other major crimes in  the military.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/navy-nominee-jo-ann-rooney-stirs-sexual-assault-controversy-98163.html?hp=r4