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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, through a translator, center, in Baghdad, April 20, 2007. Gates told reporters later that he is urging the Iraqi officials to speed up national reconciliation among the country’s various factions in order to progress toward justice and reconciliation in Iraq.

GATES, PACE IN IRAQ

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, through a translator, center, in Baghdad, April 20, 2007. Gates told reporters later that he is urging the Iraqi officials to speed up national reconciliation among the country’s various factions in order to progress toward justice and reconciliation in Iraq.

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