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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and other defense ministers of the Western Hemisphere attend the first session of the ninth Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010.

FIRST SESSION

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and other defense ministers of the Western Hemisphere attend the first session of the ninth Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Nov. 21, 2010.

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