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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies on supplemental war funding before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill on Sept. 26, 2007. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Tina Jonas also testified.

Secretary Gates testifies on supplemental war funding.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates testifies on supplemental war funding before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill on Sept. 26, 2007. Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, and Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Tina Jonas also testified.

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