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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Borisovich Ivanov (right) responds to a reporter's question during a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) in the Pentagon on Jan. 11, 2005. Ivanov and Rumsfeld met earlier to discuss a wide range of bilateral security issues.

Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Borisovich Ivanov responds to a reporter's question.

Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Borisovich Ivanov (right) responds to a reporter's question during a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) in the Pentagon on Jan. 11, 2005. Ivanov and Rumsfeld met earlier to discuss a wide range of bilateral security issues.

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