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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talk with George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC's "This Week," in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2009. This was the first time the two cabinet members had appeared on Sunday morning talk shows together.

Secretary Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talk with George Stephanopoulos.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talk with George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC's "This Week," in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2009. This was the first time the two cabinet members had appeared on Sunday morning talk shows together.

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