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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers a reporter's question during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Condolezza Rice and Japan Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and Minister of Defense Fumio Kyuma, May 1, 2007.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers a reporter's question during a joint press conference with U.S. Secretary of State Condolezza Rice and Japan Minister of Foreign Affairs Taro Aso and Minister of Defense Fumio Kyuma, May 1, 2007.

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