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Victoria Clarke December 6, 2001:
Members of the press pool at Camp Rhino in southern Afghanistan are locked in a warehouse to keep them from witnessing the transfer of injured U.S. soldiers, then are pulled out of the country altogether. Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke apologizes for the incident and promises to take steps to "provide maximum media coverage with minimum delay and hassle."

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