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Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to a question during a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing with Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, Feb. 13, 2008.

HOUSE HEARING

Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to a question during a House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing with Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, Feb. 13, 2008.

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