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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah receives U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, as Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubair, center, translates at Riyadh Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 6, 2011.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah receives U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, as Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubair, center, translates at Riyadh Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 6, 2011.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah receives U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, as Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubair, center, translates at Riyadh Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 6, 2011.

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