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Peru's PRO National Director Carlos Pareja, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, assisted by a translater, right, hold a press conference at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007. The secretary is on a 5 day trip to Latin and South America to discuss defense issues with world leaders.

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Peru's PRO National Director Carlos Pareja, left, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, assisted by a translater, right, hold a press conference at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, Oct. 5, 2007. The secretary is on a 5 day trip to Latin and South America to discuss defense issues with world leaders.

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