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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Spanish Minister of Defense Carme Chacon discuss defense issues during the Budapest NATO Conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 9, 2008.

Secretary Gates and Spanish Minister of Defense Carme Chacon discuss defense issues.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Spanish Minister of Defense Carme Chacon discuss defense issues during the Budapest NATO Conference in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 9, 2008.

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