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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom John Reid listens to a reporters question during a joint press briefing with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in the Pentagon on Nov. 7, 2005. Reid and Rumsfeld briefed reporters on their meeting and discussed current military operations in Iraq.

Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom John Reid listens to a reporters question.

Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom John Reid listens to a reporters question during a joint press briefing with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in the Pentagon on Nov. 7, 2005. Reid and Rumsfeld briefed reporters on their meeting and discussed current military operations in Iraq.

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