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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks to his car after meeting with Russian Security Council Chairman Igor Ivanov at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 24, 2007.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks to his car after meeting with Russian Security Council Chairman Igor Ivanov at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 24, 2007.

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