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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, right, talks to Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, foreground, during a working lunch in the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 17, 2011. Among those joining Panetta on the U.S. side of the table is Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy.

Secretary Panetta talks to Italian Defense Minister La Russa during a working lunch

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, right, talks to Italian Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa, foreground, during a working lunch in the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 17, 2011. Among those joining Panetta on the U.S. side of the table is Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy.

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