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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with, from left, U.S. Senators Daniel K. Inouye, Ted Stevens and Arlen Specter prior to hearings regarding the 2009 Defense Department budget request to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Defense, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2008.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with, from left, U.S. Senators Daniel K. Inouye, Ted Stevens and Arlen Specter prior to hearings regarding the 2009 Defense Department budget request to the Senate Appropriations Committee on Defense, Washington, D.C., May 20, 2008.

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