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President Barack Obama speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2010, to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Obama at the podium.

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President Barack Obama speaks during a ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2010, to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Obama at the podium.

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