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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, third from left, hosts a meeting with a military delegation led by Russian Gen. Nikolay Makorov, fourth from right, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, at the Pentagon, April 22, 2010.

MILITARY DELEGATION

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, third from left, hosts a meeting with a military delegation led by Russian Gen. Nikolay Makorov, fourth from right, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, at the Pentagon, April 22, 2010.

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