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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa through an honor cordon into the Pentagon to talk about defense issues, June 25, 2009.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, escorts Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa through an honor cordon into the Pentagon to talk about defense issues, June 25, 2009.

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