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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a press briefing with Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, U.S. Navy, in the Pentagon on Aug. 23, 2005.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a press briefing.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a press briefing with Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, U.S. Navy, in the Pentagon on Aug. 23, 2005.

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