Officials: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pushes change in conviction reversals




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Summary: WASHINGTON (AP) , Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is recommending that military commanders be stripped of their ability to reverse criminal convictions of service members, a move that comes in response to a congressional uproar over an Air Force officer's decision to overturn a guilty verdict in a sexual assault case, U.S. officials said Monday.