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Former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Henry A. Kissinger embrace before sitting down to a meeting of the Defense Policy Board at the Pentagon, Nov. 30, 2011. The board provides the defense secretary and senior staff with independent, expert analysis, recommendations and opinions regarding security policy issues.

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Former Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Henry A. Kissinger embrace before sitting down to a meeting of the Defense Policy Board at the Pentagon, Nov. 30, 2011. The board provides the defense secretary and senior staff with independent, expert analysis, recommendations and opinions regarding security policy issues.

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