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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) hosts a March 21, 2007, Pentagon meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark (left foreground). Joining Gates on the U.S. side of the table are Amb. Eric Edelman (left), under secretary of defense for policy, and Robert McCormick (center), U.S. ambassador to New Zealand.

PENTAGON MEETING

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (right) hosts a March 21, 2007, Pentagon meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark (left foreground). Joining Gates on the U.S. side of the table are Amb. Eric Edelman (left), under secretary of defense for policy, and Robert McCormick (center), U.S. ambassador to New Zealand.

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