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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen answers a question during his reconfirmation hearing for a second term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2009.

RECONFIRMATION QUESTION

U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen answers a question during his reconfirmation hearing for a second term as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2009.

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