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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (not pictured) brief the press at the Pentagon, April 10, 2013. The defense leaders discussed President Barack Obama's budget directive for the 2014 fiscal year and the continuing effects of sequestration on the defense budget.

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Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (not pictured) brief the press at the Pentagon, April 10, 2013. The defense leaders discussed President Barack Obama's budget directive for the 2014 fiscal year and the continuing effects of sequestration on the defense budget.

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