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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, speaks with television journalist Jim Lehrer during an interview at the Pentagon, Sept. 14, 2007, for the PBS program "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer." Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, speaks with television journalist Jim Lehrer during an interview at the Pentagon, Sept. 14, 2007, for the PBS program "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer." Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

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