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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, meets with members of the Boy Scouts of America in his office at the Pentagon, March 1, 2010. The Boy Scouts are in Washington, D.C., to give their annual "Report to the Nation."

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, meets with members of the Boy Scouts of America in his office at the Pentagon, March 1, 2010. The Boy Scouts are in Washington, D.C., to give their annual "Report to the Nation."

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