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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, talks with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer during a recent visit to Krakow, Poland, Feb. 20, 2009. Gates was in Poland to attend the Krakow Defense Ministerial Conference.

NATO TALK

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, talks with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer during a recent visit to Krakow, Poland, Feb. 20, 2009. Gates was in Poland to attend the Krakow Defense Ministerial Conference.

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