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A guest reads the biographies of Gen. George C. Marshall, left, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, during the George C. Marshall Award presentation at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Oct. 16, 2009. Gates received the award for a lifetime of distinguished service to his country and his focused, bipartisan leadership of two of the nation's most important institutions, the Defense Department and the Central Intelligence Agency.

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A guest reads the biographies of Gen. George C. Marshall, left, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right, during the George C. Marshall Award presentation at the State Department in Washington, D.C., Oct. 16, 2009. Gates received the award for a lifetime of distinguished service to his country and his focused, bipartisan leadership of two of the nation's most important institutions, the Defense Department and the Central Intelligence Agency.

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