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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Bolivian Ambassador Fernando Huanacuni and receives full military honors as he arrives in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates is in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates walks with Bolivian Ambassador Fernando Huanacuni and receives full military honors as he arrives in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates is in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers.

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