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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) talks with President George W. Bush (right) and Vice President Dick Cheney (center) on the steps of the Pentagon River Entrance before they return to the White House on Jan. 13, 2005. Bush and Cheney visited the Pentagon to receive briefings on the tsunami relief efforts of Operation Unified Assistance and the global war on terrorism.

Secretary Rumsfeld talks with President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney on the steps of the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) talks with President George W. Bush (right) and Vice President Dick Cheney (center) on the steps of the Pentagon River Entrance before they return to the White House on Jan. 13, 2005. Bush and Cheney visited the Pentagon to receive briefings on the tsunami relief efforts of Operation Unified Assistance and the global war on terrorism.

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