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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates escourts visiting Czech Defense Minister Martin Bartak through a cordon of honor guards into the Pentagon, Sept. 18, 2009. The two defense leaders discussed the Obama Administration's latest decisions regarding missile defense technologies.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates escourts visiting Czech Defense Minister Martin Bartak through a cordon of honor guards into the Pentagon, Sept. 18, 2009. The two defense leaders discussed the Obama Administration's latest decisions regarding missile defense technologies.

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