ONBOARD BRIEFING - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with members of the press onboard the aircraft en route to Russia, March 20, 2011. Gates plans to meet with Russian officials to discuss defense reforms under way in both nations, global security and arms-control issues. DOD photo by Cherie CullenIn Russia, Gates Stresses Cooperation With West -- New York Times
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Even as American military forces continued attacks on Libya, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates traveled Monday to this historic Russian capital built by Peter the Great as the czar’s “window on the west.”
Mr. Gates delayed his departure from Washington by a day to monitor the start of the Libya mission. But he then chose to carry on with his fourth and final visit to Russia as defense secretary, with a mission here to open just a bit wider a window for the west onto modern Russia’s military.
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Obama pushes F-18 fighter jet in Brazil meeting -- Reuters
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U.S. bases in Japan begin distributing potassium iodide pills -- Stars And Stripes
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New bill would increase combat pay -- Navy Times
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