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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, listen to the Commander of Multinational Force-Iraq Gen. George W. Casey Jr., U.S. Army, describe the success of the Iraqi elections via satellite feed during a Pentagon Town Hall meeting on Dec. 15, 2005.

Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Peter Pace listen to Gen. George W. Casey Jr. describe the success of the Iraqi elections.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, listen to the Commander of Multinational Force-Iraq Gen. George W. Casey Jr., U.S. Army, describe the success of the Iraqi elections via satellite feed during a Pentagon Town Hall meeting on Dec. 15, 2005.

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