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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, Minister of Defense Mohammed Hussein Tantawi and Intelligence Director Omar Soliman in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, July 31, 2007.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, Minister of Defense Mohammed Hussein Tantawi and Intelligence Director Omar Soliman in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, July 31, 2007.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (center) and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, Minister of Defense Mohammed Hussein Tantawi and Intelligence Director Omar Soliman in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, July 31, 2007.

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