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Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Russian president Vladimir Putin take their seats prior to the start of the 43rd Annual Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, Feb. 10, 2007. The theme for the conference is "Global Crisis-Global Responsibilities."

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Russian president Vladimir Putin take their seats prior to the start of the 43rd Annual Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, Feb. 10, 2007. The theme for the conference is "Global Crisis-Global Responsibilities."

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Russian president Vladimir Putin take their seats prior to the start of the 43rd Annual Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, Feb. 10, 2007. The theme for the conference is "Global Crisis-Global Responsibilities."

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