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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Peruvian Defense Minister Rafael Rey talk to the press outside the Presidential Palace after meeting with President Alan Garcia in Lima, Peru, April 14, 2010.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Peruvian Defense Minister Rafael Rey talk to the press outside the Presidential Palace after meeting with President Alan Garcia in Lima, Peru, April 14, 2010.

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