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Ash Carter, defense secretary who opened jobs to women, dies

FILE -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, June 30, 2016. Carter, who served as secretary of defense in the final two years of the Obama administration, has died at age 68. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - Defense Secretary Ash Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 22, 2016. Carter, who served as secretary of defense in the final two years of the Obama administration, has died at age 68. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)