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Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita responds to a reporter's question during a Department of Defense press briefing on May 5, 2005. Di Rita and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James T. Conway, director for operations on the Joint Staff, fielded a variety of questions from Pentagon reporters on a broad range of topics.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita responds to a reporter's question.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita responds to a reporter's question during a Department of Defense press briefing on May 5, 2005. Di Rita and Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James T. Conway, director for operations on the Joint Staff, fielded a variety of questions from Pentagon reporters on a broad range of topics.

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