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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President George W. Bush (left) attends a briefing with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force, (right) and Vice President Dick Cheney (foreground) on Sept. 22, 2005. Bush spoke to reporters after the briefing.

President George W. Bush attends a briefing in the Pentagon.

President George W. Bush (left) attends a briefing with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force, (right) and Vice President Dick Cheney (foreground) on Sept. 22, 2005. Bush spoke to reporters after the briefing.

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