Is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening, as the president s defense secretary prepares to leave office, he is leaving behind with the bosss permission a huge change to the u. S. Military. The announcement officially today from the pentagon, women will soon be able to serve in direct combat units. While its been happening slowly in the field on its own for years during our dual wars of this last decade, and while it will open a huge number of jobs and Career Pathways for the women who volunteer to serve this country in uniform, it is a huge change in military tradition. A change in the tanks and in the trenches. A change announced at the highest levels today. We begin with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. Reporter president obama praised the pentagons decision to open combat roles to women. And of the 152 u. S. Service women who died in iraq and afghanistan, he called them patriots, whose sacrifices show that valor knows no gender. With the stroke of a pen, de
Good evening. As the president s defense secretary prepares to leave office, he is leaving behind, with the bosss permission, a huge change to the u. S. Military. The announcement officially today from the pentagon, women will soon be able to serve in direct combat units. While its been happening slowly in the field on its own for years during our dual wars of this last decade, and while it will open a huge number of jobs and Career Pathways for the women who volunteer to serve this country in uniform, it is a huge change in military tradition. A change in the tanks and in the trenches. A change announced at the highest levels today. Its where we begin tonight with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. Jim, good evening. Reporter president obama praised the pentagons decision to open combat roles to women. And of the 152 u. S. Service women who died in iraq and afghanistan, he called them patriots, whose sacrifices show that valor knows no gender. With the stroke of a pen, defe
Has got to end in serious talks and ultimately some compromise to avoid this moment known as the fiscal cliff. With 32 days to go until the make or break point, it is where we begin tonight with our White House Correspondent kristen welker, good evening. Reporter good evening, president obama tried to sell his plan in the suburbs of philadelphia today. It is a tactic he thinks has worked in the past, but it did very little to sway the congressional republicans. President obama turning up the heat on republicans. Hello, hatfield. Reporter taking his case for higher taxes on the wealthy to pennsylvania today. I dont think it is acceptable to you for just a handful of republicans in congress to hold middle class tax cuts hostage simply because they dont want tax rates on upper income folks to go up. Reporter speaking at a factory, mr. Obama argued that if congress cant get a deal, taxes will rise about 2,000 average for a family. Of coal you get for christmas, that is a scrooje christmas.
Secretary prepares to leave office, he is leaving behind, with the bosss permission, a huge change to the u. S. Military. The announcement officially today from the pentagon, women will soon be able to serve in direct combat units. While its been happening slowly in the field on its own for years during our dual wars of this last decade, and while it will open a huge number of jobs and Career Pathways for the women who volunteer to serve this country in uniform, it is a huge change in military tradition. A change in the tanks and in the trenches. A change announced at the highest levels today. Its where we begin tonight with our pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. Jim, good evening. Reporter president obama praised the pentagons decision to open combat roles to women. And of the 152 u. S. Service women who died in iraq and afghanistan, he called them patriots, whose sacrifices show that valor knows no gender. With the stroke of a pen, defense secretary leon panetta and joint chie
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