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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looks on in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.

GATES MEETS PUTIN

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looks on in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.

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