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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi at the Pentagon, Feb. 3, 2010. Al-Hashimi's advisor Krickor Der Hagopian, right rear, and Iraq's Ambassador to the United States Samir al-Sumaydi, right center, accompany al-Hashimi.

DEFENSE MEETING

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, meets with Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi at the Pentagon, Feb. 3, 2010. Al-Hashimi's advisor Krickor Der Hagopian, right rear, and Iraq's Ambassador to the United States Samir al-Sumaydi, right center, accompany al-Hashimi.

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