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Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers remarks during the McAleese/Credit Suisse Defense Programs Conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2013. Carter discussed the budgetary impact sequestration will have on defense programs and national security.

BUDGETARY IMPACT

Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter delivers remarks during the McAleese/Credit Suisse Defense Programs Conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., March 12, 2013. Carter discussed the budgetary impact sequestration will have on defense programs and national security.

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