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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shares a laugh with retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Scowcroft Group president and founder, before the Business Executives for National Security Eisenhower Award Dinner honoring Gates in Washington D.C., May 15, 2008.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shares a laugh with retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, Scowcroft Group president and founder, before the Business Executives for National Security Eisenhower Award Dinner honoring Gates in Washington D.C., May 15, 2008.

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