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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee, before testifying in front of the subcommittee in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2013.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks with U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee, before testifying in front of the subcommittee in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2013.

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