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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace conduct a press conference in the Pentagon on April 15, 2004. Rumsfeld and Pace briefed reporters on the need to extend the deployment of troops in Iraq up to ninety days.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld conducts a press conference in the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace conduct a press conference in the Pentagon on April 15, 2004. Rumsfeld and Pace briefed reporters on the need to extend the deployment of troops in Iraq up to ninety days.

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