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U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, commander of U.S. Southern Command, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as he arrives in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates and Fraser are in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers.

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U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, commander of U.S. Southern Command, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as he arrives in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates and Fraser are in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers.

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