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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President Barack Obama pauses during his first speech before a joint session of Congress, Feb. 24, 2009, while Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi applaud his remarks. Obama said he will soon announce "a way forward in Iraq that leaves Iraq to its people and responsibly ends this war."

ADDRESSING CONGRESS

President Barack Obama pauses during his first speech before a joint session of Congress, Feb. 24, 2009, while Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi applaud his remarks. Obama said he will soon announce "a way forward in Iraq that leaves Iraq to its people and responsibly ends this war."

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