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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox to the Pentagon for security talks, May 24, 2011. Among the topics scheduled for discussion was the current situation in Libya.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates welcomes the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense Liam Fox to the Pentagon for security talks, May 24, 2011. Among the topics scheduled for discussion was the current situation in Libya.

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