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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Vice President Dick Cheney (right) shakes hands with Robert Gates (left) the 22nd secretary of defense during an oath of office ceremony in the Pentagon on Dec. 18, 2006. President George W. Bush presided over the ceremony and Gates’ wife Becky (center) held the Bible during the ceremony.

Vice President Dick Cheney shakes hands with Robert Gates.

Vice President Dick Cheney (right) shakes hands with Robert Gates (left) the 22nd secretary of defense during an oath of office ceremony in the Pentagon on Dec. 18, 2006. President George W. Bush presided over the ceremony and Gates’ wife Becky (center) held the Bible during the ceremony.

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