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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, speaks with Italian Defense Minister Giampaolo di Paola before the NATO defense minister meeting with non-NATO contributing nations in Brussels, Oct. 10, 2012.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, speaks with Italian Defense Minister Giampaolo di Paola before the NATO defense minister meeting with non-NATO contributing nations in Brussels, Oct. 10, 2012.

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