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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates responds to a reporter's question during a press conference with Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon, March 1, 2011. Gates and Mullen discussed Middle East issues and the nominations of two new top military commanders.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates responds to a reporter's question during a press conference with Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Pentagon, March 1, 2011. Gates and Mullen discussed Middle East issues and the nominations of two new top military commanders.

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