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George E. Little, left, acting assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, and Navy Capt. John F. Kirby, Pentagon spokesman, brief the press at the Pentagon, June 12, 2012.

PRESS BRIEFING

George E. Little, left, acting assistant secretary of defense for public affairs, and Navy Capt. John F. Kirby, Pentagon spokesman, brief the press at the Pentagon, June 12, 2012.

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