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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left center, meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen before the first session of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 3, 2014.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left center, meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen before the first session of the North Atlantic Council at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 3, 2014.

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