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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo H. Daalder, center, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen before the start of the NATO Defense Ministerial in Istanbul, Feb. 5, 2010.

MEETING MOMENT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo H. Daalder, center, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen before the start of the NATO Defense Ministerial in Istanbul, Feb. 5, 2010.

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