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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlines military operations in Afghanistan on the CNN 'Magic Wall' during an interview with John King on State of the Union, Washington, D.C., July 5, 2009. Mullen discussed the continuing way-ahead in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, North Korea's recent missile tests and his recent visit to Russia on Sunday morning television news shows.

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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlines military operations in Afghanistan on the CNN 'Magic Wall' during an interview with John King on State of the Union, Washington, D.C., July 5, 2009. Mullen discussed the continuing way-ahead in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, North Korea's recent missile tests and his recent visit to Russia on Sunday morning television news shows.

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