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Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 12, 2017. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)