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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii greets Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta before he testifies to the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee on the fiscal year 2013 budget in Washington, D.C., June 13, 2012. Inouye is the defense subcommittee's chairman.

SENATOR'S GREETING

U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii greets Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta before he testifies to the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee on the fiscal year 2013 budget in Washington, D.C., June 13, 2012. Inouye is the defense subcommittee's chairman.

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