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Mullen, Gates discuss 2010 defense budget on Capitol Hill

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and DoD CFO and Comptroller Robert F. Hale (L to R) testify before the House Armed Services Committee regarding the Defense Department's fiscal year 2010 budget on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 13, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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BMD Focus: Poles block base -- Part 2

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Afghan death toll reaches record

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Soldier cleared of murder to be redeployed

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Gates warns China about resource bullying

SINGAPORE, May 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned China that it faces risks if it bullies its neighbors over natural resources in the South China Sea.

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