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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left), Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Director Frank Sesno (2nd from right) and CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour (right) listen to a question from a student at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs in Washington on Oct. 5, 2009.

Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates, Frank Sesno and Christiane Amanpour listen to a question.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (left), Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Director Frank Sesno (2nd from right) and CNN Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour (right) listen to a question from a student at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs in Washington on Oct. 5, 2009.

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