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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with members of the National Security Council, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center right, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Situation Room of the White House, Sept. 10, 2014.

SITUATION ROOM

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with members of the National Security Council, including Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center right, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Situation Room of the White House, Sept. 10, 2014.

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