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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice exchange pleasantries with Russian president Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, March 17, 2008.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice exchange pleasantries with Russian president Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, March 17, 2008.

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