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Reporters Robert Burns, left, with the Associated Press and Thom Shanker with The New York Times listen as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates briefs the press aboard the C-40 aircraft on their way to Ottawa, Canada, Jan. 26, 2011. Gates is in Canada to attend bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Canada.

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Reporters Robert Burns, left, with the Associated Press and Thom Shanker with The New York Times listen as U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates briefs the press aboard the C-40 aircraft on their way to Ottawa, Canada, Jan. 26, 2011. Gates is in Canada to attend bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Canada.

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