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Flags of the various countries in the NATO alliance line the tables during a breakfast meeting with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, at the Pentagon, Oct. 10, 2007.

NATO BREAKFAST

Flags of the various countries in the NATO alliance line the tables during a breakfast meeting with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, at the Pentagon, Oct. 10, 2007.

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