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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President George W. Bush meets with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and his staff at the Pentagon, Aug. 14, 2006. From left to right: Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary Rumsfeld, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace.

President George W. Bush meets with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and his staff at the Pentagon, Aug. 14, 2006. From left to right: Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary Rumsfeld, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace.

President George W. Bush meets with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and his staff at the Pentagon, Aug. 14, 2006. From left to right: Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary Rumsfeld, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace.

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