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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Italian Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa sign the Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding during a ceremony in the Pentagon, Oct. 20, 2008.

MEMO SIGNING

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Italian Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa sign the Reciprocal Defense Procurement Memorandum of Understanding during a ceremony in the Pentagon, Oct. 20, 2008.

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