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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and French Minister of Defense Michele Alliot-Marie (center) talk informally before a meeting at the NATO Defense Ministerial Conference in Nice, France, on Feb. 10, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Nice to attend a conference with his NATO counterparts. The alliance defense ministers are meeting to take stock of NATO's transformation and review its operations.

Secretary Rumsfeld and French Minister of Defense Michele Alliot-Marie talk informally.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and French Minister of Defense Michele Alliot-Marie (center) talk informally before a meeting at the NATO Defense Ministerial Conference in Nice, France, on Feb. 10, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Nice to attend a conference with his NATO counterparts. The alliance defense ministers are meeting to take stock of NATO's transformation and review its operations.

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