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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, smile at a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on June 17, 2004. Rumsfeld and Pace updated reporters on Iraq and took questions.

Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace smile at a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, smile at a reporter's question during a Pentagon press briefing on June 17, 2004. Rumsfeld and Pace updated reporters on Iraq and took questions.

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