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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during the World Forum on the Future of Democracy in Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 17, 2007.

SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor during the World Forum on the Future of Democracy in Williamsburg, Va., Sept. 17, 2007.

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