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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President George W. Bush (left) and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld walk to a meeting in the Pentagon on Sept. 17, 2001. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney met with Rumsfeld and other members of the national security team at the Pentagon.

President Bush and Secretary Rumsfeld walk to a meeting in the Pentagon.

President George W. Bush (left) and Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld walk to a meeting in the Pentagon on Sept. 17, 2001. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney met with Rumsfeld and other members of the national security team at the Pentagon.

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