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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) hosts security talks with Israeli Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz (foreground) in the Pentagon on Nov. 4, 2005. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (center), U.S. Marine Corps, joined Rumsfeld and Mofaz for the talks.

Secretary Rumsfeld hosts security talks with Israeli Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) hosts security talks with Israeli Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz (foreground) in the Pentagon on Nov. 4, 2005. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter Rodman (left) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (center), U.S. Marine Corps, joined Rumsfeld and Mofaz for the talks.

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