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US Army to lift female combat role ban
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the military's ban on women serving in combat, a senior Pentagon official has said.
The move would overturn a 1994 ruling and could open hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and elite commando jobs to women.
The decision is expected to be formally announced on Thursday.
Ben Wright reports.
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