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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 25, 2008. Gates traveled to the Southeast Asian nation to meet with Indonesian leaders and give remarks at the Indonesian Council on World Affairs.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 25, 2008. Gates traveled to the Southeast Asian nation to meet with Indonesian leaders and give remarks at the Indonesian Council on World Affairs.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 25, 2008. Gates traveled to the Southeast Asian nation to meet with Indonesian leaders and give remarks at the Indonesian Council on World Affairs.

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