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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili into the Pentagon through an honor cordon, March 20, 2008. Saakashvili is meeting with Gates, who just returned from a trip to Russia, to discuss a range of bilateral security issues.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili into the Pentagon through an honor cordon, March 20, 2008. Saakashvili is meeting with Gates, who just returned from a trip to Russia, to discuss a range of bilateral security issues.

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