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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, and Secretary of State John F. Kerry confer as they testify on the potential use of military force in Syria before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2013.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, and Secretary of State John F. Kerry confer as they testify on the potential use of military force in Syria before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2013.

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