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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center left, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, center right, enter a room to address the media following their discussions in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2012.

MEETING THE PRESS

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, center left, and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, center right, enter a room to address the media following their discussions in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2012.

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