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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepare for an interview on "Face the Nation," a CBS news program, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2012. Panetta and Dempsey responded to a range of questions on defense issues for the program, which aired Jan. 8.

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, prepare for an interview on "Face the Nation," a CBS news program, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2012. Panetta and Dempsey responded to a range of questions on defense issues for the program, which aired Jan. 8.

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