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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta smiles as he addresses the audience during a tribute to him presented by the Stimson Center at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C, Nov. 30, 2011.

PANETTA TRIBUTE

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta smiles as he addresses the audience during a tribute to him presented by the Stimson Center at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C, Nov. 30, 2011.

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