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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov conduct a press briefing after closed door meetings in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.

MOSCOW PRESS BRIEFING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov conduct a press briefing after closed door meetings in Moscow, Oct. 12, 2007.

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