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Suzanne Swift, who refused to redeploy to Iraq after she was sexually harassed by her superiors, has refused a plea bargain. Now she faces a court martial in a case that spotlights problems of sexual impropriety and abuse in the military.
Two candidates in Washington state are attracting national attention. Maria Cantwell hopes to maintain the state’s all-female delegation in the U.S. Senate. Darcy Burner is an impressive fundraiser taking on a better-known U.S. House representative.
Washington state just passed a law protecting abortion clinics from losing insurance after they are attacked, but it’s too late for one clinic in the state. Nationwide, small, independently owned clinics are searching for new insurance options.