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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks on the phone with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Uganda, July 23, 2013. Carter met with government and military leaders to affirm the growing security partnership between the United States and Uganda.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks on the phone with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Uganda, July 23, 2013. Carter met with government and military leaders to affirm the growing security partnership between the United States and Uganda.

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