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Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell updates the press on several topics at the Pentagon, Sept. 9, 2010. He commented on the upcoming visit to the Pentagon by Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyuko, and efforts by the U.S. government, including the Defense Department, to pursuade Terry Jones, pastor of a Florida church, to reconsider his pledge to burn copies of the Muslim holy book on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell updates the press on several topics at the Pentagon, Sept. 9, 2010. He commented on the upcoming visit to the Pentagon by Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyuko, and efforts by the U.S. government, including the Defense Department, to pursuade Terry Jones, pastor of a Florida church, to reconsider his pledge to burn copies of the Muslim holy book on the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

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