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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a reporter's question during a joint press conference with Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos in Managua, Nicaragua, on Nov. 12, 2004. Rumsfeld is in Nicaragua to meet with Bolanos and his Defense Minister Jose Guerra and to thank them for the Nicaraguan military demining and humanitarian efforts in Iraq. Rumsfeld and 33 more defense ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere will assemble in Quito, Ecuador, on November 15th for the Defense Ministerial of the Americas conference which will focus on strengthening the inter-American security system.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a reporter's question.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a reporter's question during a joint press conference with Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos in Managua, Nicaragua, on Nov. 12, 2004. Rumsfeld is in Nicaragua to meet with Bolanos and his Defense Minister Jose Guerra and to thank them for the Nicaraguan military demining and humanitarian efforts in Iraq. Rumsfeld and 33 more defense ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere will assemble in Quito, Ecuador, on November 15th for the Defense Ministerial of the Americas conference which will focus on strengthening the inter-American security system.

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