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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta responds to a question from the audience during a televised conversation with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 16, 2011.

Secretary Panetta responds to a question from the audience.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta responds to a question from the audience during a televised conversation with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 16, 2011.

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