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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) responds to a question as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (left), U.S. Marine Corps, looks on during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the fiscal year 2008 budget at the Hart Senate Office building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2007.

Secretary Gates responds to a question.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) responds to a question as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace (left), U.S. Marine Corps, looks on during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the fiscal year 2008 budget at the Hart Senate Office building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2007.

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