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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld gestures to make his point as he testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Iraq, Afghanistan and the war on terror during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3, 2006. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, and Commander, U.S. Central Command, Gen. John Abizaid, U.S. Army, joined Rumsfeld for the testimony.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld gestures to make his point.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld gestures to make his point as he testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Iraq, Afghanistan and the war on terror during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 3, 2006. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, and Commander, U.S. Central Command, Gen. John Abizaid, U.S. Army, joined Rumsfeld for the testimony.

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