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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2014, following a Senate vote on military sexual assaults. The Senate blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight over how best to curb sexual assault in the ranks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. pauses while speakig at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2014, following a Senate vote on military sexual assaults. The Senate blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight over how best to curb sexual assault in the ranks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. waits to speak at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2014, following a Senate vote on military sexual assaults. The Senate blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight over how best to curb sexual assault in the ranks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, center, talks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2014, during a news conference following a Senate vote on military sexual assaults. The Senate blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight over how best to curb sexual assault in the ranks. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. is at left. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2014, following a Senate vote on military sexual assaults. The Senate blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight over how best to curb sexual assault in the ranks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., left, and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., participate in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2014, following a Senate vote on military sexual assaults . The Senate blocked a bill that would have stripped senior military commanders of their authority to prosecute rapes and other serious offenses, capping an emotional, nearly yearlong fight over how best to curb sexual assault in the ranks. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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** FILE ** Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., left, accompanied by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks during a mews conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 6, 2014, following a Senate vote on military sexual assaults. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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A Canadian sailor looks out a port window while aboard the Royal Canadian ship HMCS Protecteur, as the ship is being towed into Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Honolulu. While out at sea, the HMCS Protecteur experienced an engine fire which disabled the ship requiring it to be towed into the US naval base in Hawaii for repairs. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

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Canadian sailor walk off the HMCS Protecteur while docked at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Honolulu. While out at sea, the HMCS Protecteur experienced an engine fire which disabled the ship requiring it to be towed into the US naval base in Hawaii for repairs. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

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Royal Canadian Captain Luc Cassivi,center, greets Royal Canadian Naval Commander Julian Elbourne, Commander of the HMCS Protecteur, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Honolulu. While out at sea, the HMCS Protecteur experienced an engine fire which disabled the ship requiring it to be towed into the US naval base in Hawaii for repairs. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

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Royal Canadian Naval Commander Julian Elbourne, Commander of the HMCS Protecteur, bottom, salutes as Commodore J.R. (Bob) Auchterlonie, Commander of the Candian Fleet Pacific, exits the ship at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Honolulu. While out at sea, the HMCS Protecteur experienced an engine fire which disabled the ship requiring it to be towed into the US naval base in Hawaii for repairs. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)