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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, listens to a question from Dan DeLuce, a reporter for Agence France-Presse, during a news briefing en route to Israel, April 20, 2013. Hagel is starting a six-day trip to the Middle East, where he will visit foreign counterparts.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, listens to a question from Dan DeLuce, a reporter for Agence France-Presse, during a news briefing en route to Israel, April 20, 2013. Hagel is starting a six-day trip to the Middle East, where he will visit foreign counterparts.

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