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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Daniel Inouye address Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Robert Hale as they testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2009.

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Sen. Patrick Leahy and Sen. Daniel Inouye address Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Robert Hale as they testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee regarding the 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., June 9, 2009.

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