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U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, left, and Carl Levin of Michigan confer as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify on the situation in Syria before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2012. Levin in the committee's chairman.

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U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, left, and Carl Levin of Michigan confer as Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify on the situation in Syria before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2012. Levin in the committee's chairman.

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