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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer Tina Jonas, testify before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, Feb. 7, 2007.

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer Tina Jonas, testify before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, Feb. 7, 2007.

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