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Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper (left) is sworn-in as under secretary of defense for intelligence by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) during a private ceremony in the Pentagon on April 13, 2007. Clapper's wife holds the Bible as the oath of office is administered.

SWORN IN

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper (left) is sworn-in as under secretary of defense for intelligence by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) during a private ceremony in the Pentagon on April 13, 2007. Clapper's wife holds the Bible as the oath of office is administered.

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