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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with El Tiempo reporter Ricardo Avila at Quinta Bolivar, home of legendary political leader Simon Bolivar, in Bogota, April 15, 2010. Bolivar led Colombia and other Latin American nations to independence.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with El Tiempo reporter Ricardo Avila at Quinta Bolivar, home of legendary political leader Simon Bolivar, in Bogota, April 15, 2010. Bolivar led Colombia and other Latin American nations to independence.

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