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A local boy scout troop presents Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, an Eagle Scout, with a gift during his visit to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., Nov. 26, 2007.

GATES GETS A PRESENT

A local boy scout troop presents Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, an Eagle Scout, with a gift during his visit to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., Nov. 26, 2007.

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