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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President George W. Bush, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, National Security Advisor Steve Hadley, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, meet with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al Makili and other Iraqi government officials at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007.

LEADERS MEET IN IRAQ

President George W. Bush, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, National Security Advisor Steve Hadley, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, meet with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al Makili and other Iraqi government officials at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007.

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