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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim after signing a Security of Military Information Agreement during a bilateral meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates and Jobim are in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim after signing a Security of Military Information Agreement during a bilateral meeting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010. Gates and Jobim are in Bolivia to attend a conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers.

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