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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Vice President Joe Biden listen as President Barack Obama speaks on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review, describing the situation as "a very difficult endeavor" but saying there has been "significant progress," at the White House, Dec. 16, 2010.

AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN REVIEW

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, left, and Vice President Joe Biden listen as President Barack Obama speaks on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review, describing the situation as "a very difficult endeavor" but saying there has been "significant progress," at the White House, Dec. 16, 2010.

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