And those commanders in whom we've placed the trust to make life-and-death decisions and to defend our freedom should be given that same level of trust in determining what people they use and what jobs to perform the mission, and women have done this, and they're not using women today in Iraq as a social experiment.

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The coroner has said autopsy results could be used to defend lawsuits filed by death-row inmates who allege mistreatment or abuse.

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Representative ZACH WAMP (Republican, Tennessee): You know, I will defend until my death the ability of the Congress to direct the funding or to earmark projects.

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