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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with U.S. Air Force Academy cadets after giving a lecture in Leadership and Policy during a visit to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 2, 2010.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with U.S. Air Force Academy cadets after giving a lecture in Leadership and Policy during a visit to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 2, 2010.

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