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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, listens to the translation as French Minister of Defense Herve Morin responds to a reporter's question in his native language, during a joint press conference in the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2010.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, listens to the translation as French Minister of Defense Herve Morin responds to a reporter's question in his native language, during a joint press conference in the Pentagon, Sept. 16, 2010.

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