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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev through a cordon of honor guards and into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2008. Gates and Stanishev met to discuss a broad range of security issues.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev through a cordon of honor guards and into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2008. Gates and Stanishev met to discuss a broad range of security issues.

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