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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President George W. Bush, second from left, talks with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before the kickoff of the Bucharest NATO Summit, Romania, April 3, 2008. NATO defense ministers and other world leaders gathered for the three-day summit to discuss new additions to NATO and its role in Afghanistan.

NATO SUMMIT

President George W. Bush, second from left, talks with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice before the kickoff of the Bucharest NATO Summit, Romania, April 3, 2008. NATO defense ministers and other world leaders gathered for the three-day summit to discuss new additions to NATO and its role in Afghanistan.

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