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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos, right, meets with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, in the Pentagon, July 23, 2007. The defense leaders discussed a wide range of security issues, both regional and global, of mutual interest.

AT THE PENTAGON

Colombian Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos, right, meets with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left foreground, in the Pentagon, July 23, 2007. The defense leaders discussed a wide range of security issues, both regional and global, of mutual interest.

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