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Senators Joe Lieberman and Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, listen to the testimony of Navy Adm. James Stavridis, commander, U.S. Southern Command; Air Force Lt. Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, deputy commander, U.S. Pacific Command; and U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, director, Joint Staff, on their nominations to lead U.S. European Command, U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2009.

SENATE HEARING

Senators Joe Lieberman and Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, listen to the testimony of Navy Adm. James Stavridis, commander, U.S. Southern Command; Air Force Lt. Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, deputy commander, U.S. Pacific Command; and U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, director, Joint Staff, on their nominations to lead U.S. European Command, U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, in Washington, D.C., June 2, 2009.

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