U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leave the Benjamin Franklin room of the State Department together after Gates received the George Marshall Foundation Award in Washington October 16, 2009. The event was at a luncheon honoring the life of George C. Marshall, on the 50th anniversary of his death. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (R) and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leave the Benjamin Franklin room of the State Department together after Gates received the George Marshall Foundation Award in Washington October 16, 2009. The event was at a luncheon honoring the life of George C. Marshall, on the 50th anniversary of his death.

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  1. Members of the Conestoga High School marching band of Berwyn Pa., march down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway during a Thanksgiving day parade in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.
  2. A balloon make its way down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in view of City Hall during a Thanksgiving day parade in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.
  3. A balloon and marching band make its way down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway during a Thanksgiving day parade in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009.
  4. Bumper to bumper traffic entering Pennsylvania from New Jersey packs the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt.
  5. Bumper to bumper traffic entering Pennsylvania from New Jersey packs the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The Philadelphia transit system's largest union went on strike early Tuesday, bringing the city's bus, subway and trolley operations to a halt.
  6. Nine-year-old Jessica Osorio, receives her H1N1 influenza vaccination from school nurse Judy Brathwaite Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009 at P.S.157 Benjamin Franklin school in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The first phase of the three-stage initiative commenced at 125 New York City schools with enrollments of 400 or less.
  7. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young participate in a joint news conference at South Korea's defense ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Thursday that North Korea continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and pledged to protect South Korea with Washington's full military might, including its nuclear capabilities.
  8. Protesters holding portraits of U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young shout a slogan during a rally against the Security Consultative Meeting, or SCM, between the U.S. and South Korea in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing."
  9. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) at the Defense Ministry in Seoul October 22, 2009. Gates said on Thursday that North Korea poses a threat to his country's allies in North Asia and promised to protect them under the U.S. nuclear deterrent.
  10. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting or SCM at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing."
  11. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, arrives to sign the guest book before meeting South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens looks on at the Government Complex in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats "even more lethal and destabilizing" than before.
  12. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) talks with Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo October 20, 2009. The United States wants to stick to a deal on realigning U.S. troops in Japan, Defense Secretary Gates said on Tuesday, giving Japan's new government little room to move on an issue that could test ties.
  13. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (2nd R) reacts during a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (2nd L) held at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  14. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham (C) arrives at a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, (unseen) at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  15. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (L) is shown to a breakfast meeting by Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.
  16. BEIJING - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks near U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (L) during a breakfast meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo at a hotel November 18, 2009 in Beijing, China. U.S. President Barack Obama is on an official nine-day, four nation, Asia tour during which he has visited Japan and attended the APEC Summit in Singapore before heading to China. Following his visit to China, where he is expected to discuss the economy, trade and climate change, he will head to South Korea.

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