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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier before the beginning of the 44th Werkunde Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb. 9, 2008.

MUNICH MEETING

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier before the beginning of the 44th Werkunde Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb. 9, 2008.

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