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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

President George W. Bush talks to reporters before beginning his meeting with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (third from left) and his staff in the Pentagon on Aug. 14, 2006. Vice President Dick Cheney (left), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (second from right), U.S. Marine Corps, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England (right) joined Bush and Rumsfeld to discuss the way ahead in Iraq and the war on terror.

President George W. Bush talks to reporters.

President George W. Bush talks to reporters before beginning his meeting with Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (third from left) and his staff in the Pentagon on Aug. 14, 2006. Vice President Dick Cheney (left), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (second from right), U.S. Marine Corps, and Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England (right) joined Bush and Rumsfeld to discuss the way ahead in Iraq and the war on terror.

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