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Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England escorts Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure to his Pentagon office, Feb. 12, 2008, where he will discuss security with the African leader.

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Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England escorts Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure to his Pentagon office, Feb. 12, 2008, where he will discuss security with the African leader.

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