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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael V. Hayden, right, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, render honors to the Stars and Stripes during Hayden's retirement ceremony on Bolling Air Force Base in Washington D.C., June 20, 2008. Hayden will continue serving as the agency's director as a civilian.

HAYDEN RETIREMENT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and U.S. Air Force Gen. Michael V. Hayden, right, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, render honors to the Stars and Stripes during Hayden's retirement ceremony on Bolling Air Force Base in Washington D.C., June 20, 2008. Hayden will continue serving as the agency's director as a civilian.

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