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PBS NewsHour | News Wrap: Military Suicides Exceed Combat Deaths in 2012 | PBS

Duration: 03:20
Program: PBS NewsHour #10541
Broadcast Date: Jan. 14, 2013

In other news Monday, the Associated Press reported U.S. military suicides hit a record in 2012, with 349 deaths. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called the rash of military suicides an epidemic. Also, government officials in Beijing admitted for the first time that the city was suffering from extreme smog.

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Post Date: January 14, 2013
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