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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

From left: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd and Australian Minister for Defense Stephen Smith attend a press conference after the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations, known as AUSMIN, in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 8, 2010.

PRESS CONFERENCE

From left: U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd and Australian Minister for Defense Stephen Smith attend a press conference after the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations, known as AUSMIN, in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 8, 2010.

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