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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen talks to television and radio correspondents during a briefing in the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 1998. Cohen is holding the briefing to recap the events of his first year at the helm of the Defense Department.

Secretary Cohen talks to television and radio correspondents in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen talks to television and radio correspondents during a briefing in the Pentagon on Jan. 31, 1998. Cohen is holding the briefing to recap the events of his first year at the helm of the Defense Department.

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