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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani at the Kurdistan Regional White House during a brief visit to Irbil, Iraq, on July 29, 2009.

Secretary Gates meets with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates meets with the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani at the Kurdistan Regional White House during a brief visit to Irbil, Iraq, on July 29, 2009.

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