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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses members of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2009. AEI, founded in 1943, is dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics, and social welfare.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses members of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., Sept. 16, 2009. AEI, founded in 1943, is dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics, and social welfare.

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