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Defense Secretary nominee, CIA Director Leon Panetta, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2011, before the Senate Armed Service Committee hearing on his nomination.
Thursday, Jun. 09, 2011

Open quoteThe days of unlimited growth in defense budgets are over. We must be highly disciplined in how we spend the taxpayers' precious resources.Close quote

  • LEON PANETTA,
  • CIA director, whom President Obama has nominated to be the next Defense Secretary, speaking at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee
Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP | Source: Washington Post