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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., questions Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Robert Hale, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as they testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2010.

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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., questions Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Robert Hale, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as they testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 2, 2010.

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