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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left center, and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far left, meet with acting Iraqi Defense Minister Sadun al-Dulaymi, right center, at the Pentagon, May 22, 2012.

DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, left center, and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, far left, meet with acting Iraqi Defense Minister Sadun al-Dulaymi, right center, at the Pentagon, May 22, 2012.

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