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Panetta refuses to specify pace of Afghan withdrawal

Alan Silverleib, CNN
June 9, 2011 1:19 p.m. EDT

Leon Panetta, head of the Central Intelligence Agency, will replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates if confirmed.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

The Senate Armed Services Committee questions the defense secretary nominee

Panetta, 72, refuses to say how quickly the U.S. military should withdraw from Afghanistan

Panetta says any military withdrawal should be "conditions-based"

Panetta addresses a range of topics, including Libya, Iraq, and Pentagon fiscal constraints

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