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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) welcomes President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani (right) to the Pentagon on Oct. 27, 2005. Rumsfeld and Barzani are meeting to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

Secretary Rumsfeld welcomes President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani to the Pentagon.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) welcomes President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani (right) to the Pentagon on Oct. 27, 2005. Rumsfeld and Barzani are meeting to discuss defense issues of mutual interest.

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