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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Marines from the U.S. Embassy in Amsterdam after attending the informal meeting of NATO-Russia Council Defense Ministers in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 25, 2007.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meets with Marines from the U.S. Embassy in Amsterdam after attending the informal meeting of NATO-Russia Council Defense Ministers in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 25, 2007.

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