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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with members of the Phoenix Suns basketball team at Sun Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz., March 10, 2011. Mullen visited Phoenix to speak with local and state officials during his continuing "Conversation with the Country" tour.

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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with members of the Phoenix Suns basketball team at Sun Stadium in Phoenix, Ariz., March 10, 2011. Mullen visited Phoenix to speak with local and state officials during his continuing "Conversation with the Country" tour.

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