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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi, special representative for Syria for the Arab League and the United Nations, at the Pentagon, April 29, 2013.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi, special representative for Syria for the Arab League and the United Nations, at the Pentagon, April 29, 2013.

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