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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov to the Pentagon on Sept. 15, 2010. The two defense leaders were slated to spend a full day meeting on a variety of bilateral security issues.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes Russian Defense Minister Anatoliy Serdyukov to the Pentagon on Sept. 15, 2010. The two defense leaders were slated to spend a full day meeting on a variety of bilateral security issues.

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