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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, and Portuguese Defense Minister José Pedro Aguiar-Branco talk after looking through a window at the Ponte 25 de Abril (25th April Bridge) in Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 14, 2013. Panetta is on a six-day trip to Europe to visit foreign counterparts and U.S. troops.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, right, and Portuguese Defense Minister José Pedro Aguiar-Branco talk after looking through a window at the Ponte 25 de Abril (25th April Bridge) in Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 14, 2013. Panetta is on a six-day trip to Europe to visit foreign counterparts and U.S. troops.

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