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With his arm in a cast from a surgery last week, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2009.

ARMED SERVICES TESTIMONY

With his arm in a cast from a surgery last week, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2009.

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