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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) walks with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Minister of Defense Juan Manual Santos at Casa Narino, at the Presidential Palace, in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 3, 2007.

AT THE PALACE

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates (left) walks with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and Minister of Defense Juan Manual Santos at Casa Narino, at the Presidential Palace, in Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 3, 2007.

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