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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listens to questions during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 12, 2009.

TAKING QUESTIONS

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates listens to questions during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 12, 2009.

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