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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (left) responds to a reporter's question during a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld following their meeting in the Pentagon on Sept. 9, 2005. Talabani, Rumsfeld and their senior advisors met earlier to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani responds to a reporter's question.

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (left) responds to a reporter's question during a joint press conference with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld following their meeting in the Pentagon on Sept. 9, 2005. Talabani, Rumsfeld and their senior advisors met earlier to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

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