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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, hosts a Pentagon meeting, March 25, 2009, with visiting Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, right. Among those participating in the talks are U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, center, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Dan Clune, the charge e'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, Australia.

PENTAGON MEETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, hosts a Pentagon meeting, March 25, 2009, with visiting Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, right. Among those participating in the talks are U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, center, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Dan Clune, the charge e'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Canberra, Australia.

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