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Secretary Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a press briefing.
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld responds to a reporter's question during a press briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, in the Pentagon on Nov. 29, 2005. Rumsfeld and Pace updated reporters on current operations and some of the progress of Iraqis in taking control of their country.