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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to a question during a hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Next to Mullen is Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, center, and Defense Department Comptroller Tina Jonas, right, who also testified, Feb. 13, 2008.

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Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, responds to a question during a hearing before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. Next to Mullen is Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, center, and Defense Department Comptroller Tina Jonas, right, who also testified, Feb. 13, 2008.

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