How the Military Handles Sexual Assault

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🗓️ 7 March 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ) has everyone talking about how to fix the military’s process for handling allegations of sexual assault. We’re breaking down what you need to know. Meanwhile, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is headed to prison … unless the president decides to pardon him. TBD on that. Also on today’s episode: the history of International Women’s Day, and the new Queen of Instagram… PS: This week, women have been crushing it in the news. Leave us a voicemail at 1.646.461.6370 and tell us which one has your vote for Woman of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Thursday, March 7th.
0:03.0	Welcome to our new podcast, Skim This.
0:05.0	Every Monday through Friday at 5 p.m.,
0:07.0	we're breaking down the biggest, most complex stories of the day
0:10.0	and giving you the context on why they matter.
0:13.0	This week, Arizona Center Martha McSally shared her story
0:16.0	about being great in the military.
0:18.0	Today, we want to look at how military sexual assault cases
0:21.0	are handled and the role of commanders in the process.
0:24.0	Also, Paul Maniford faced sentencing today
0:27.0	and people are talking about the peer.
0:29.0	Pardon.
0:30.0	Then, before International Women's Day tomorrow,
0:32.0	we take a look back.
0:34.0	And we're going to ask for your help.
0:35.0	And finally, there's a new queen of Instagram.
0:38.0	For real.
0:39.0	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:42.0	Let's skim this.
0:48.0	We're going to start out talking about the story
0:50.0	that really exploded after a hearing on Capitol Hill yesterday.
0:54.0	So, the Senate Armed Services Committee
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