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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. pauses while speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, as the lame duck 112th Congress session started. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich. pauses while speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, as the lame duck 112th Congress session started. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)