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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates listens to a senator as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing regarding his confirmation in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 5, 2006.

Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates listens to a senator as he testifies.

Defense Secretary nominee Robert Gates listens to a senator as he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing regarding his confirmation in the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 5, 2006.

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