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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, welcomes visiting Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the Pentagon, May 19, 2009, for talks on regional security issues, May 19, 2009.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, welcomes visiting Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the Pentagon, May 19, 2009, for talks on regional security issues, May 19, 2009.

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