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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attends a meeting with King Abdullah bin Abdul al-Saud at the King's hunting lodge in Saudi Arabia to discuss current issues in the Middle East, Jan. 17, 2007.

GATES IN SAUDI ARABIA

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attends a meeting with King Abdullah bin Abdul al-Saud at the King's hunting lodge in Saudi Arabia to discuss current issues in the Middle East, Jan. 17, 2007.

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