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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in a discussion about Adm. Arleigh Burke, the former three-term chief of Naval Operations, and his lessons on leadership at the Center for International and Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2010. Former Sen. John Warner R-Va., left, and Evan Thomas, editor-at-large, Newsweek Magazine, also took part in the panel discussion.

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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in a discussion about Adm. Arleigh Burke, the former three-term chief of Naval Operations, and his lessons on leadership at the Center for International and Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2010. Former Sen. John Warner R-Va., left, and Evan Thomas, editor-at-large, Newsweek Magazine, also took part in the panel discussion.

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