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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter speaks with Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie before a Council of Governors meeting at the Pentagon, Feb. 25, 2013.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter speaks with Iowa Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie before a Council of Governors meeting at the Pentagon, Feb. 25, 2013.

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