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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

King of Bahrain Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (left) is escorted into the Pentagon by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on Nov. 29, 2004. Khalifa and Rumsfeld will meet to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

King of Bahrain Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is escorted into the Pentagon by Secretary Rumsfeld.

King of Bahrain Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (left) is escorted into the Pentagon by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on Nov. 29, 2004. Khalifa and Rumsfeld will meet to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

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