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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to a reporter's question during a media roundtable with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, in the Pentagon on May 24, 2007.

Secretary Gates listens to a reporter's question.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates listens to a reporter's question during a media roundtable with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, in the Pentagon on May 24, 2007.

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