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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talk with NBC's "Meet the Press" host David Gregory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2009. This was the first time the two cabinet members appeared together on Sunday morning talk shows and their interviews were taped Saturday evening.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talk with NBC's "Meet the Press" host David Gregory in Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2009. This was the first time the two cabinet members appeared together on Sunday morning talk shows and their interviews were taped Saturday evening.

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