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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with members of the press onboard a U.S. Air Force aircraft, Feb. 8, 2008. Gates traveled to Vilnius, Lithuania, this week to meet informally with NATO ministers before heading to Germany for the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with members of the press onboard a U.S. Air Force aircraft, Feb. 8, 2008. Gates traveled to Vilnius, Lithuania, this week to meet informally with NATO ministers before heading to Germany for the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy.

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