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President Barack Obama confers with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during the NATO summit in Strasbourg, France, April 4, 2009. The international security alliance marked its 60th anniversary this weekend, welcoming Croatia and Albania as new members and pledging to contribute some 5,000 more personnel to Afghanistan .

SUMMIT CONFEREES

President Barack Obama confers with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during the NATO summit in Strasbourg, France, April 4, 2009. The international security alliance marked its 60th anniversary this weekend, welcoming Croatia and Albania as new members and pledging to contribute some 5,000 more personnel to Afghanistan .

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