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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov takes notes as Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses the audience during the 43rd Annual Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, Feb. 11, 2007.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov takes notes as Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses the audience during the 43rd Annual Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, Feb. 11, 2007.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov takes notes as Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses the audience during the 43rd Annual Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, Feb. 11, 2007.

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