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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita (right) calls on a reporter during an update briefing in the Pentagon on Jan. 13, 2005. Di Rita and Deputy Director for Regional Operations of the Joint Staff Brig. Gen. David Rodriguez, U.S. Army, briefed the press in the Pentagon.

Lawrence Di Rita calls on a reporter during an update briefing.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita (right) calls on a reporter during an update briefing in the Pentagon on Jan. 13, 2005. Di Rita and Deputy Director for Regional Operations of the Joint Staff Brig. Gen. David Rodriguez, U.S. Army, briefed the press in the Pentagon.

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