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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visits with Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz as he arrives to attend the 31st Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations dinner in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2012.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta visits with Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz as he arrives to attend the 31st Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkish Relations dinner in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2012.

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