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U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen hold a news briefing at the Pentagon July 16, 2008 in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen hold a news briefing at the Pentagon July 16, 2008 in Arlington, Virginia.
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