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Lawrence Di Rita responds to a reporter's question.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita responds to a reporter's question concerning the national missile defense system during a Pentagon press briefing on January 13, 2005.

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Lawrence Di Rita responds to a reporter's question.

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