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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers questions from a member of the World Presidents' Organization during a Washington Public Policy Seminar in the Pentagon Conference Center April 28, 2008.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers questions from a member of the World Presidents' Organization during a Washington Public Policy Seminar in the Pentagon Conference Center April 28, 2008.

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