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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

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

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld answers a reporter's question during a joint press briefing.

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

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