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CBS' '60 Minutes' reporter Scott Pelley interviews U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta along the shores of Tripoli, Libya, Dec. 17, 2011. Panetta is the first U.S. defense secretary to visit Libya.

'60 MINUTES' INTERVIEW

CBS' '60 Minutes' reporter Scott Pelley interviews U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta along the shores of Tripoli, Libya, Dec. 17, 2011. Panetta is the first U.S. defense secretary to visit Libya.

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