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Obama defense secretary Carter, 68, dies

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- Ash Carter, who as defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68.

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  1. The Week

  2. NBC4 Washington

    Ash Carter, Defense Chief Who Opened Jobs to Women, Dies (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    The former defense secretary had served as director of Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

  3. PBS NewsHour

    Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies at 68 (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Ash Carter, who as defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68.

  4. 10TV Columbus

    Harvard school: Ash Carter, Obama defense chief, dies at 68 (opens 10TV Columbus)

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    10TV Columbus's feed description

    While serving as defense secretary under Obama, Carter ordered the U.S. military to open all jobs to women and later ended the ban on transgender troops.

  5. Breaking Defense

    Ash Carter, former defense secretary who pushed Pentagon innovation, dies at 68 (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    Carter, who served under President Barack Obama, tried to push the Defense Department into the technological future.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ash Carter, defense secretary who opened military combat jobs to women, dead at 68 (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Ash Carter, who as defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68.

  7. Tucson

    Ash Carter, defense chief who opened jobs to women, dies at 68 (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    As defense secretary in the Obama administration, he opened military combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military.

  8. Washington Times

    Ash Carter, Obama’s former defense secretary, dies at 68 (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Ashton Carter, who was President Barack Obama’s last defense secretary, died Monday in Boston, his family said in a statement.

  9. Portland Press Herald

    Ash Carter, Obama’s defense secretary who opened jobs to women, dies (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Carter died after suffering a heart attack on Monday evening.

  10. New York Times

    Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary Under Obama, Dies at 68 (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Trained as a physicist, he opened the U.S. military to transgender service members and removed barriers to women in combat roles.

  11. Sioux City Journal

    Ash Carter, defense chief who opened combat to women, dies (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Ash Carter, the Obama administration defense secretary who opened military combat jobs to women, has died at age 68. His family says he died after suffering a heart attack on

  12. MyNorthwest

    Ash Carter, defense secretary who opened jobs to women, dies (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ash Carter, who as defense secretary in the final two years of the Obama administration opened military combat jobs to women and ended

  13. The Times of Israel

    Ash Carter, Obama defense chief who opened military combat jobs to women, dies at 68 (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Groundbreaking former official succumbs to a heart attack; as a senior figure in Obama administration, he also ended a ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces

  14. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Ash Carter, former U.S. defense secretary, dies at age 68 (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- Ash Carter, who served as a U.S. defense secretary during the Obama administration, died late on Monday at the age of 68 after a sudden cardiac event, his

  15. Breitbart News

    Ex-Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Dies Suddenly at 68 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Former U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has died unexpectedly, according to a family announcement released Tuesday morning. He was 68.

  16. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Ash Carter, defense chief and Philadelphia native who opened jobs to women, dies at 68 (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Ash Carter, the Obama administration defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, has died at age 68.

  17. Military.com

    Ash Carter, Former Defense Secretary under Obama, Passes Away Suddenly at Age 68 (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Carter served during the latter years of the Obama administration from 2015 to 2017 and helped lead the department strategy in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

  18. Politico

    Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dead at 68 (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Carter served as secretary of Defense under President Barack Obama from February 2015 to January 2017.

  19. Washington Examiner

    Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies at age 68 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who served during President Barack Obama’s second term, has died at the age of 68.

  20. Delaware Public Media

    Ash Carter, the U.S. defense secretary who opened combat jobs to women, dies at 68 (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    In December 2015, after three years of study and debate, Carter ordered the military to open all jobs to women. He also ended the Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in the military.

  21. CBS News

    Ashton Carter, defense secretary under Obama, dies at 68 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Carter opened all combat positions to women and ended the ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces.

  22. NBC News

    Ashton Carter, former Obama secretary of defense, dies at 68 (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    He died after a "sudden cardiac event," his family said.

  23. Triblive

    Ash Carter, defense chief who opened combat to women, dies at 68 (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    WASHINGTON — Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who opened combat jobs to women and ended a ban on transgender people serving in the military, has died at age 68. Carter died Monday evening after suffering a heart attack in Boston, his family said in a statement Tuesday. Known as a

  24. Voice of America

    Ash Carter, US Defense Secretary Who Opened Jobs to Women, Dies at 68 (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Carter died after suffering a heart attack on Monday evening, according to a statement Tuesday from Douglas Elmendorf, dean of Harvard University’s Kennedy School

  25. Fox News

    Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter dead at 68, family says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Former US secretary of defense Ash Carter has died at the age of 68, his family members announced Tuesday. Carter was appointed under President Barack Obama

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